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Chiropractor playing me for a sucker or no?

recently came from a job interview that gave me the low down on the job. Basically I will be a independent massage therapist. He will pay me $20 every massage and if the new massage patient goes over to chiro I get a $20 bonus. This is all cash and i get a 1099 in the end of the year. He pays for the clean sheets, cream, advertisment, ect but here's the kicker, I have to pay a $100 rent fee. I thought if I pay rent I get 100% commission or atleast more the. $20. I work currently as a MT in a facility getting paid $18 only part time as a employee per hour not per massage. So I don't know which is better. I will b the only MT at this chiro office and it will gradually grow to more hours "he says"

I am so confused by this. :smt017

Please help. Is this a good idea or is he playing me for a sucker??

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Fitzwater on January 11, 2011 at 9:59pm

Can you just rent a room/space from him? That is what I'm doing with a chiropractor. He won't go out of his way to refer me people, but he will tell people I am there if they ask about a massage therapist. I'm the one going out and pounding the pavement. Is that $20 an hour? Are you doing hourly massages? You could be making a lot more an hour by turning it around. Ask if you can pay $100 rent and then give him a certain percentage of the massages you do. After awhile and once you're established just pay him rent, at which time it may be raised. Right now he is supplying you with everything, even the advertisement, which is a good cost off your shoulders. Definitely BE the only MT in the office. Sit down and try to work something out like that and have a written agreement to back it up. Allow in the agreement that either party can stop the agreement at any time, but must give a 2wk notice. What do you think?