<prompt> Human: I currently work at an early stage startup with less than 10 people on the team, in California. I have been at the company for about 6 months and never had issues with receiving my paychecks on time, until this past pay period. I have followed up once via email received no response, and mentioned it verbally yesterday but I just was told they theyd look into it. In addition, we currently work out of a shared space, but are asked to individually pay for our own rent which will be reimbursed by the company. I recently two months ago collected all my invoices and submitted them for reimbursement, but have yet to receive anything. In total, I am overdue on my paycheck by a week now, and have been owed for months on my expenses. In addition, Ive heard from some of their invoices from 2 months ago have gone unpaid. I am contemplating about leaving the company because I am just tired of being strung along that I will receive my expenses check or my paycheck, eventually. If I do leave, what should I have in writing about my reason for leaving? Or maybe, how should I word it? And would I be able to still list the employer on my resume under my experiences?  <response>: If I were you I would not accept well look into it as a reason for why your paycheck was missed. I would be looking for a new job and I probably would not return to work until if and when I was paid salary owed. If a start up misses a paycheck, you are likely working for free from here on out. 