<prompt> Human: So I recently started a job where part of what I do is taking out and entertaining clients. I am expected to front the money for this and then I am reimbursed on my next paycheck. Unfortunately I find myself in a position where I have some upcoming events that I may not be able to cover which will lead to an extremely embarrassing situation which is not acceptable. So I need a loan of 500-1000.It is a small company so getting a company CC is not an option. I would also rather not inform my employer of my current situation. Soon I will be getting paid enough from commission that this is no longer an issue but for now it is. I also did some pretty big damage to my credit due to a couple of small loans that went into collections while I was unemployed so getting a loan through my financial institution is also not an option. These debts have since been paid off but obviously the damage remains until I can rebuild my credit which I plan to do soon by using a secured credit card for my business expenses once I have enough to put towards it. Since these expenses are reimbursed monthly I can just automatically pay back the card every month.So Im thinking I need to go get a payday loan from one of those shady looking places. How dangerous is this if I can pay it back within a month? How should I choose where to go? Are there other options that are safer that I am not thinking of? I have a whole plan thanks to reddit PF to get my finances back in order by the end of the year but for now Im stuck and need this extra cash by next week. Any help or advice is appreciated.Edit: I dont know why some of you assumed I was a woman. There are all kinds of things I could read into that but for now Ill just laugh. Also my company is far from shady and paying your expenses out of pocket to be reimbursed is a very common thing in my industry. In fact most people love it because they get all of the CC rewards that come with that spending. I just happen to be in a unique situation where I started the job tapped out based on some previous circumstances I wont go into. Thank you for the advice though everyone. I will try to find another way since it is not that much money.Edit2: This is by far the most successful posting Ive ever made on reddit which somewhat saddens me but at least more people got back to me on a serious issue than any of the other dumb shit I post. Ive figured out an action plan that does not involve a payday loan but I thank all of you that got back to me with your constructive thoughts and insights.  <response>: I can offer a bit of personal experience to support the cynical types in this crowd.I briefly worked for a luxury leasing agency in Chicago. It had been around a couple of years and was trying to rapidly scale within the city and also to other cities. They had the agents set up as outside consultants, and as such it was on us to front a lot of the costs. Most buildings would validate parking if you were trying to sell one of their units, but some wouldnt and that would be out of pocket. The licensing process was out of pocket, etc., etc. The receipts were then submitted and the expenses reimbursed on the following commission check. So I went about my business selling apartments, etc. The small commission an agent gets on a 2k per month apartment can add up really quickly, so in my CRM I showed around 3,500 due in straight commission at the end of the month with only moderate success Not bad for a first month. They stipulated, though, that we got paid when they got paid. So what they were doing was manipulating the timing of their invoicing to delay the hit to the cash out column. My end-of-the-month paycheck turned into another month, and another month. Then they told me that they hadnt been getting paid so I wasnt getting paid. I had a little less than 10K in my CRM and had piled up over 1K in expenses over about 3 months.My parents referred me to their lawyer who told me that based on the contract that I had and the control of timing being in their hands, a lawsuit for the money was maybe a 50-50 proposition, and I didnt have the account balance to pay for it if the wrong 50 won out. I just walked away having not been paid in 3 months and being out an extra thousand on top of it. Took me an extra 2 months to find another job after that, and had essentially blasted through my safety net fund. It took me years to recover.Just be careful. Edit: That agency filed for bankruptcy less than half a year later, so even if I did win a lawsuit for that money Im not sure I would have gotten it. 