<prompt> Human: Ive started working at a dog grooming place for about 2 days, and although Ive worked pretty much full days, the manager is talking about only beginning to pay me after a 2 week training period. My question: Is this common? And how can I avoid working for free? I would like to keep this job, but I also want to start saving money up as soon as possible.Assistant: That should have been discussed before hiring you. If you were told you were making a specific rate, then that is what you should be making upon starting work Human: I would be inclined to agree, but the manager and I never actually sat down and discussed pay. He was sorta like come in and well see how you do. But he never put the paperwork to actually hire me  <response>: I wouldnt work any more at this point for that manager. The 2 week training sounds more like getting some free work out of you. Go ahead and give your local department of labor a call as well and let them know what happened. 