This happened to me in one of my first real jobs. It was a very small company and I'm in the US. I worked for 7 weeks with while my paychecks bounced. It too

This happened to me in one of my first real jobs. It was a very small company and I'm in the US. I worked for 7 weeks with while my paychecks bounced. It took me that long to quit because the economy was bad and I didn't want to burn relationships with anybody. Looking back now, I was too young and naive to realize I should have stop showing up the day the first paycheck bounced. I never kept in touch with anybody, so the whole "relationships" logic was wrong as well. I eventually got my pay after constantly contacting the CEO and basically begging for it. I think he took it out of his personal savings or borrowed it from a friend. I wonder if one of the other employees went through the legal route and that scared him into paying everybody. The company never recovered and obviously not being able to pay me was a huge sign that the company was mismanaged and had bigger issues that would lead to failure. I'm not going to advise you on legal issues, but I will say that you should use your time to find another job. If you're not getting paid to work, you should be focused on your next steps, not helping the CEO keep their business running for free. Imagine if you work for 2 months, the company closes, and then you have to go through legal channels to get even a small bit of money. It's just a waste of your time and life.