I genuinely like him and think he is trying to do the right thing. However, his claim he kinda left CoS without planning it out seems like, as he would say, rubbish.
It would be interesting to know his salary with CoS And what he walked away with. He doesn't seem to be doing too shabbily. Might be hard to apply for a job with Scientology junior leader/investigator on your resume.
Apparently, he walked away with $5,000. It's amazing he even got that. Remember, when you're in the Sea Org., nothing is yours. There is no real salary, they put you up in housing, etc. Based on Rinder's rank, maybe he was allowed more freedom that included some financial autonomy, but I doubt it.
I don't exactly know how he and his wife subsist, but we know many who leave do it in various ways, as hard as it must be. Rinder's been very vocal against Scientology in the last seven years, and perhaps he and others like him have made money from things like HBO's "Going Clear."
I don't exactly know how he and his wife subsist, but we know many who leave do it in various ways, as hard as it must be. Rinder's been very vocal against Scientology in the last seven years, and perhaps he and others like him have made money from things like HBO's "Going Clear."
I agree. I can see payments for things like that. It's fine by me too. Years of no job, limited (or no) marketable skills, and having to stert from scratch is unimaginable. Plus speaking out helps expose this psycho cult for what it is.
shareIt has also been said that many times when you leave Sea Org, you end up being given a huge bill for all the training they gave you! I remember someone saying they wanted to leave when they were around 17 but was terrified because they would have been given a $40,000 bill and the thought of being that young with that much debt didn't sit well, so she stayed.
Can you imagine spending your entire life in Sea Org, get crappy pay, having spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, then get a bill if you leave, for even MORE money?? You pay them for all the brainwashing!
I can't die! I have 43 twitter followers that depend on me! oh, and I have a daughter.
Those bills cannot be enforced. (They aren't a legal contract.) But they can surely be used to scare people into staying, and that is truly terrible. Brainwashed people--especially young ones--who don't know what their rights are.
shareI don't think they mentioned his salary in particular, but I recall one interview where they said they made like $50 a week. Also, when Tom (?) DeVaught left after almost 30 years, he was given a $300 severance check.
So I can't imagine it was a whole lot of money
I can't die! I have 43 twitter followers that depend on me! oh, and I have a daughter.
I was able to mortgage a house when I worked full-time at a video store, and I imagine living in Clearwater isn't expensive. But like someone already said, I'm sure Mike is doing fine with speaking engagements and donations (plus a consulting fee for this show).