Apparently, the OCC crew grew at an alarming rate with 100 workers all the way until the end of the show! Unfortunately, no one knew how to handle such a large bunch of new kids and some ended up getting underpaid.
In fact, Mikey was paid just $10 an hour while Paul Sr. was making a crazy $80,000 per year!
But Then…He Said Yes
Apparently, Paul Sr.’s shop was going through some major financial issues and his show wasn’t even on air. He, therefore, had to make a decision right away.
It was actually his staff that begged him to agree to the deal and participate in the challenge show. When he realized how much money they’d make, he agreed!
Hey, Big Spenders
But we’ve come to the core of all the financial issues that the entire OCC crew was going through- they were spending way too much.
They obviously had plenty of money running in when the show was on air but even when the money stream slowed down, they continued with their insane expenses.
Entitlement Problems
It pretty understood by all that Paul Jr. and Paul Sr. had their own set of personal issues.
Paul Sr. even mentioned once in an interview that these issues were due to their “conflicting sense of entitlement”. Like father and son, they say!
Mikey, The Middleman
Although it was particularly difficult, Mikey ended up becoming the peacemaker between his father and brother.
He even admitted in an interview that he felt guilty for not being able to successfully help his family reach an agreement and that he had “failed in his mission.”