Working for Shady Businesses in Colombia

A couple of years ago, Esther traveled to South America in order to learn Spanish and work in Colombia. Unfortunately, she was not aware of how difficult the process would be as it seemed like she (and other foreigners) had to jump from job to job before they could find one that was stable and legit. 

This is what she learned:

When working abroad, there are several dangers that Americans like Esther were not aware of that can take the shape of scams or illegitimate businesses. These type of businesses often take advantage of their employees and can even lead to dangerous situations that employees are unaware of.

Especially in Colombia, there have been cases where people are not paid or have had  their work stolen. Some businesses are fronts (shell companies) for other illegal companies like money laundering or prostitution, so be careful and look out for the warning signs!

Some warning signs include:

1. The company pays you in cash or from a personal account

2. The company does not pay on time

3. The company hires you too quickly

4. The company's job posting uses words like "urgent", "must be able to work under pressure", "no estrellitas"

5. The company puts you on a trial period

6. The company makes you work odd hours or is in constant contact with you when you are not at work

7. The company does not provide benefits

8. The company looks like it does multiple things like selling various products/services

If you get a job offer from a company like this, you need to back away. Any shady business can get you in a lot of trouble. I have heard horror stories of people getting ripped off for jobs that they took from the USA to teach English abroad. 

Also, there are especially bad issues with advertising or marketing agencies. Advertising agencies in Colombia are known for not paying freelancers for work they have done upfront or blatantly stealing other peoples ideas without pay. On the other hand, marketing agencies can be covers for event marketing companies who hire "models" to be escorts.

There are various resources to check if a company is legit that you should use, or just ask on Facebook lol!

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Esther Breaks Up With Tinder Boyfriend After 2 Weeks

Tinder is a great way to meet people and find dates, however don't count on it for a serious relationship as most people on there are crazy once you get to know the real person, Dating these days is hard because people can easily pretend to be someone they are not online, which is why Tinder dating can be treacherous.

As such, Esther found this out when she dated a guy from Tinder and had to break up with him after only two weeks! Twoo weeks of a lot of text messaging, emotions, and dramatic statements of love from her "boyfriend" who ended up being legit crazy (had mental issues, for real). The experience was a great lesson on how to notice red flags, so listen up ladies!

It started as most relationships do. They matched on Tinder and started chatting. After weeks of chatting back and forth, he disappeared. 

Red Flag #1: If someone disappears, its not a good sign.

After a couple of months, he reappeared on Tinder and they re-matched. He told her that he has moved to Charlotte and had just moved back to Atlanta. The truth was that he moved there for a job and was fired.

Red Flag #2: If someone can;t keep a job for more than a couples of months, its a bad sign.

Since at the time Esther didn't know the reason of his return to Atlanta, she made plans to go on a date with him. He cancelled last minute and cancelled the next 3 dates that were planned thereafter. One of his excuses being that he "forgot the baseball game was on today and wanted t watch it with his buddies". (-_-)

Red Flag #3: If someone cancels several times in a row, its a bad sign. Walk away!

Though Esther was no longer interested in dating this dude seriously, she was still curious so agreed to go on the next date after lecturing him about making plans. He finally showed up on their date, and was probably the most boring conversationalist on a date ever (apparently, he was complaining the whole time)! He was cute though! So the dinner date continued at one of his friends houses.

Red Flag #4: If you don't click with someone on a date and they end up boring you, it doesn't matter how cute they are.

Once at his friends house, they hung out and drank by a fire. It was a nice night and everything went well besides the fact that most of his friends were doing drugs, arguing, and drinking way too much. Though he future boyfriend did not participate in that and was actually chill, the first date ended well, so they kept talking.

Red Flag #5: If a guy has friends who drink and do drugs a lot, it is likely he does too when you are not around.

Soon after, Esther had to go on vacation and would not be able to go on a second date for a week until she got back. However, he kept in touch by texting her several times a day with mulltiple emojis <3 (:*). For the next several days while she was on vacation he made dramatically loving statements such as "don't worry babe, soon will be married and have babies," and "i want you to meet my parents when you get back".

Red Flag #6: If someone falls to fast, it can be a sign that they are unstable, unrealistic, and have emotional issues.

Though Esther tried to pacify his "sweet" yet desperate text by bringing him back down to earth with text like "let's wait until we get to know each other better," she liked the attention and hope it would work out.

A couple days later, it was clear he was head-over-heals for Esther. Even though she was still out of town and had only been on one date, he officially asked her to be his girlfriend. She said "Yes", then she proceeded to get about 30 kissy-face emojis in a row.

Red Flag #7: If someone asks you to be their girlfriend too soon, without really knowing you well, don't do it.

Once it was official that they were together, the cracks began to show in his personality. It seems like everything has been building up to that moment so he could finally reveal his true self. The next day, she got an urgent text message from him saying "we have to talk". Oh lawwd, what now?!?!

She was worried, that maybe he had cheated on her or they were going to break up. Instead, he revealed that he had been an alcoholic for a long time and that his parents were sending him to rehab. He needed to know if he should wait for her to get back and go, or if he should leave the next day for a 3 month treatment as his parents insisted. After a long discussion, she agreed to support him and they would be able to see eachother once last time when she got back before he went off to rehab.

Red Flag #8: If you are dating someone who has mental/addiction issues, do not stay with them. It's OK to support them, but do it from a distance and reassess if you should be with them after they complete treatment.

The very same day that Esther got back from out of town, he insisted that they hangout together. Though she warned she was tired from the trip, he went to her house to watch a movie. As soon as he parked his car at here house, he pulled out a handle of vodka and brought it into the house, made some drinks, and drank most of it by himself for the rest of the night. Clearly, he was not ready to commit to rehab or he was just freaking out. Either way, by the end of the night he (a 6 foot 34 year old man) was slurring and stumbling around her apartment. She thought: Oh no, what did she get herself into? Was this what he was really like the whole time?

The fact that she had to turn his unwanted advances down several times and he reeked of vodka finally made her decide to cut the cord with him. Something was clearly not write and she didn't want to stick around to find out. By that time he had also quit his current job "because it was too much work", go figure. Got fired from the second job and was no longer working. He lost his car and she broke up with him the next day.

His response to her break up was "i feel dumb now because i already told my mom about you."

Esther Gets a Stalker

Esther loves meeting new people and is nice to almost everyone at first. Especially when tipsy on white wine, she loves to tell stories and listen to peoples’ problems, often offering friendly advice. However, sometimes this can backfire! Be careful. Esther has learned that being too nice can come across like you are flirting with someone, when actually it’s just the wine.

With one newly found friend this backfired bigtime and now Esther has a new stalker! From the beginning, Esther had no romantic interest in her future talker, but his stalkerish tendencies became more common every time they would hang out little by little. For the safety of all ladies out there, this is a public service announcement: If new guy you meet shows these warnings, he may turn into a stalker. It is best to gut it short and stay away forever. Don’t be nice.

It started off as friendly dinners since they both were foodies, which came with a lot of wine because they are both winos. Then the hanging out at the pool and parties, then a casual introduction to friends and family. This may sounds like dating, but it was not. To Esther it was two friends hanging out who had mutual interest. There was no physical contact or talk about dating. First of all, Esther is a closest hoe, so if she liked him they would have hooked up early on. I guess, her stalker did not think of this and assumed they were dating – taking things slow LOL!

After a month or two of this, the stalker casually mentions “Oh when you are my girlfriend one day…”.

Errr! What?!

Omg, did he actually say that? That was the first of many warning signs, so things calmed down for a bit after Esther backed away. I guess Esther figured it was harmless and also she wanted to eat so she kept hanging out with him. After all, she wanted a free meal and a ride in a nice car. Her stalker always seemed to brag about how much money he made and whatnot. He would take selfies of them together and post Facebook statuses at each location they were at (one time even posting 3 different locations in one night). Esther new better than responding to any of these social media flirt tactics and would just ignore them. However, it seemed like every time she ignored him, he would just come on even stronger. As a result, he would “Like” and comment on almost every one of her pictures, writing things like “angel” and “you are so beautiful that is hurts” (ew!). One time, Esther mentioned to her friends that his comments were getting weird and unsolicited. Her friend responded shocked saying, “oh, I just figured ya’ll were dating because of his comments”. Now that other people had started to notice, Esther realized things may have gotten out of hand.

Esther pulled back again after this, but again her stalker kept persisting! At this point, most people would take the hint and back off, but not stalkers – that’s why they are stalkers! Even though she never initiated contact, he would message her random updates about his day, what he was eating, or what he was watching on TV. Esther did and does not care! So, she wouldn’t respond, but then the follow up messages got creepier. He would talk about things that he knew she liked because she had posted about it on Facebook. He hoped this would trigger a response, but no. After a while of not responding at all, genius stalker decided it would be a great idea to roll up on her unannounced and make it seem like a casual encounter (Oh, hell no!)! What kind of stalker skill level is this?!

Esther is not playing hard to get.

The planned casual encounter occurred can be blamed on Facebook, TMI, and his stalking skills. Esther had published an event on Facebook to plan a tubing trip on the river. The event was open to the public and it seems Stalker decided it would be a great to join uninvited. Half-way down the river Esther was telling us about her stalker when all of a sudden we turn around and he is on a tube behind us! Casually floating down the river like “oh, I didn’t know you would be here”!

Esther Does Cocaine for the First Time

Esther is a high-strung, perfectionist with tons of energy. So it if you knew her, you would think it is strange that she would want to do cocaine, She definitely doesn't need it because she is full of energy all the time and barely can handle coffee. She drinks her coffee in a chai late so that it is not to strong and her ideal weekend is doing charity work or going to networking events.

Since Esther's lifestyle is so active and full of basic activities such as brunch and shopping at the Gap, it is no wonder she doesn't have much time to hit the Atlanta party scene. However, every once in a while Esther get's convinced to go out for special occasions like birthdays. After all, it is the proper thing to do and Esther is all about manners!

On one special birthday occasion, Esther got invited to an afterparty. Since afterparties usually consist of hook ups and drugs it was strange that she actually made it out. It was her endless energy and enthusiasm  that led to her continuing to party when she arrived at the afterparty at 3 AM. Once the cocaine was out, it was also said enthusiasm. upitty optimism, and a couple of drinks that made it seem like trying cocaine would be a good idea.

Needless to say her first-time cocaine experience was atypical of most cocaine users. With fair warning, she was told not to do it, "Don't do it. You can't handle it." Her friend and said, "You already have so much energy. You don't need it!"

Esther proceeds to take a bump of coke and says, "I don't feel anything.". Everyone starts laughing and says "Ok, whatever," knowing that it will hit her in a couple of minutes. After a short pause, Esther proceeds to talk non-stop about how and why she thinks cocaine should be legal (lol). At 6 AM, Esther is still going. After actively participating with the coke heads, she decides to go home at 8 AM - still no sleep and no end in sight.

While her sleeping friend waits for her back at home, she arrives announcing, "I did coke!" as she burst through the door. Startled and half awake, her friend grumbles "Go to sleep." Esther replies, "I can't. I have so much to do. Go to the grocery store, clean, pool party..." as she jumps on the computer and starts replying to various emails. She then left the house and did't fall asleep until that night. "I don't feel anything, yeah right!"

Why is Esther So Thirsty?

If you are not from the U.S. you don't know what it means to be thirsty these days. We don't mean that she needs something to drink. Being "thirsty" means that she is a desperate hoe - a girl who chases after guys without any regard for self-respect.

You can tell Esther is thirsty because she is constantly chasing after a guy that she was "dating", but recently broke up with. I say "dating", because that has yet to be proven as her "ex-boyfriend" still denies it to this day.

Random Person: "Didn't you date Esther?"
Ex-Boyfriend: "No!"

Usually females stop being thirsty after they get dumped like Esther did, but this does not stop Esther from pining over her ex in public, on Facebook, and on Instagram. Dude! Someone needs to give Esther a reality check because she is still thinks that there is something going on. Girl, he dumped you and you need to get off his D - as we say in Atlanta.

I could go on and on about the crazy, desperate, and thirsty things she does, but here is a quick list just to name a few. The worst part is that if she is going to act this way, it should be kept provate, not all over the Internet because she just embarrasses herself even more.

• She is a "photographer" so she started chasing him when she became his official event photographer at his DJ appearances. This meant that she would be at every party he played at while posting pictures on Instagram.
• She made a comment on a photo of a DJ that got married that her ex posting saying: "So DJ marriages are a thing now?"
• She constantly posts old-ass selfies of herself for no reason -- like not even relevant to anything, just to make it look like she is currently doing something when everyone knows she is at home doing nothing. 
• She also helps her ex set up for his parties, decorate, and is the #1 groupie at any and all events in exchange for nothing - well, in exchange for sex.
• Her post are often about relationships, sad love songs, or songs about sex. One day they are about being in love and the next day they are about how single she is. The reason her relationship status changes so much is because she IS NOT in a relationship!
• After being dumped, she posted a photo with her arm around and invisible person the the caption "With bae".
• She tried to drug her ex by giving him prescription drugs at a party. His friends found out and took care of him the rest of the night.

Girl, stop!

So what do you think of this level of thirst? Is it normal or too much?