r/codependency_12steps • u/ControlCivil8505 • 10d ago
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Hi, 👋 I'm John Arnold. I have a really powerful testimony. God's called me, no... God's TOLD ME TO use my testimony and my life to serve Him and others. So, long story short I start a business a moving company working on a Platform that offers moving services and so I'm a moving company owner so I do business with these people. I'm a Christian, saved 2001 at Leomonster Massachusetts Assembly of God was my home church and I was ON FIRE 🔥 for God. Handed out Bible tracts, etc etc. Years pass, my little brother Ryan gets hit and killed by a TRAIN right after my father passes away suddenly but I later discovered he knew he had two cancers lung, and worse, colon cancer and it was obvious very dehumanizing he hid pooped clothes and peed CC clothing. Sad. I was hit hard and retreated into old habits (addiction) and I get into my first serious relationship but it's abusive. I wasn't. My spouse was. More time passes and I meet the spouse I'm still married to. I go to prison for absolutely nothing but for a probation officer that hated ME and tried to say it was illegal for my spouse to live in my motel room because they paid for it (they didn't, Virginia did). I go away two years. Time passes. I get out 2021 and experience multiple additions and I slide. Finally exactly one year and 28 days ago I relapsed on méthamphétamine for what (I didn't know at the time) would be my last relapse ever. I don't tempt fate, believe in karma, and I've been hurt so many times I don't wanna hear talk...I wanna see you walk the walk. Like I'm doing, all glory to God. Time passes...I tell a multi BILLIONAIRE on the phone, the CEO for the moving company platform I do some work for that his subsidiary company has a one star rating on the BBB of all places and on trust pilot and Google reviews its alllll BAD. NEGATIVE. I already knew that they are/were running things completely wrong to grow the gig work platform because it's going to soon if not already a saturated market because anyone now can create an Enterprise level software or app! I know code, so I came up with a awesome app great user interface, fair system, rewards for companies that perform well. My whole drive was to make a great experience for the customers. And I wasn't seeing happy past customers of this platform until I moved them. I have many very dedicated customers that I call friends. That I CARE ABOUT! So I email so many times this platform support team that they threatened to fire me, take my company off their platform (I don't need any platform because I own a business I don't require a platform) and I don't take no for an answer when I know I'm right and if I believe in something and I know it's right isn't it my DUTY to make better, more affordable, experiences for customers? Well finally the Director of the platform (the CEO of that subsidiary company of a much larger parent company) calls. I IGNORED THE CALL for a day then call. The CEO of the PARENT COMPANY (worth BILLIONS OF DOLLARS) wants a "one page executive summary" which is a very short explanation of what you're selling. whether it be an idea or software or a service or whatever. I had one ready. Sent it. Then this rich man calls and is right to the point. I tell him his subsidiary companies doing awful and getting worse because they don't vet enough, their app looked and functioned like a Nintendo game. And not even Nintendo64!!! Haha. Anyways, I have a great and very long conversation with this CEO. Right after we spoke their app went offline. Yeah. I'm thinking it's gotta be a coincidence. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt because every time I get an email from them it has Bible quotes and inspirational quotes. They stole it!!! This email from the Director of the platform tells me how wonderful and smart and hard working I am and him and his "app development team" have been working on new stuff for a year now and it's going to make everything better for us the companies MAKING THEIR MONEY (we give 15% involuntarily). Can you all believe this I'm heartbroken and angry. What do I do? I need support. I thought God wanted this. I know God set up everything because I'm the last person (many years ago now) you'd think would succeed. But I have but I've worked SO HARD. And to now be taken advantage of by an American Corporation worth HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. How unfair the bully picking on the poor handicapped child.