Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this sensitive topic. With all due respect, it should not matter if a SS considers a notary to be good, bad, or mediocre. Likewise, whether the notary is “chatty” should not have anything to do with getting paid in this field or any other field. Getting paid is not based on social skill, it’s based on the work we perform. And, a deal is a deal. If the SS agreed to pay a certain fee- that agreement should be honored. If not, report them to the BBB, file a complaint in small claims court (just to teach them a lesson)- and lastly, wipe the dust off your feet, move on- and NEVER do business with such unscrupulous people again.
“if a company is low on funds and can only pay a few of the notaries they owe money to, they will pay the ones they intend on using in the future. If you are a bad notary, or are a headache to deal with, you are LESS likely to get paid.”
In my opinion, this philosophy “re-victimizes” the victim (the unpaid notary) of a dubious business. This is America, where countless faces before us fought for fair wages and other labor laws since the turn of the 20th century. No American (notary or not) should ever tolerate not getting paid- regardless of how an employer perceives them.
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