diff --git a/interbend/routes/transaction_routes.py b/interbend/routes/transaction_routes.py
index 8649f91..e1fe733 100644
--- a/interbend/routes/transaction_routes.py
+++ b/interbend/routes/transaction_routes.py
@@ -18,60 +18,33 @@ def get_balance():
 @transactions_bp.route('/collect', methods=['POST'])
 @jwt_required
 def collect():
-    bid = request.bid
+    user_bid = request.bid
+    data = request.get_json()
     cooldown = Config.COLLECT_COOLDOWN
     try:
+        db.start_transaction()
         with db.cursor(dictionary=True) as cur:
-            cur.execute("SELECT * FROM user_jobs WHERE bid = %s", (bid,))
-            user_jt = cur.fetchone()
-        if not user_jt:
-            return jsonify({"error": "You dont have any Jobs"}), 404
-        active_cooldown = user_jt["collected"]
-    except mysql.connector.Error as err:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Database error in collect, salary: {err}")
-        return jsonify({"error": "A database error occurred, please try again later."}), 500
-    if active_cooldown + timedelta(hours=cooldown) > datetime.now(timezone.utc):
-        remaining_time = (active_cooldown + timedelta(hours=cooldown)) - datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        hours = int(remaining_time.total_seconds() // 3600)
-        minutes = int(remaining_time.total_seconds() % 3600 // 60)
-        return jsonify({"error": f"You can only collect your salary every {cooldown} hours. Please wait {hours}h {minutes}m."}), 429
-    job = user_jt["job_id"]
-    try:
-        with db.cursor(dictionary=True) as cur:
-            cur.execute("SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE job_id = %i", (job,))
-            job_data = cur.fetchone()
-    except mysql.connector.Error as err:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Database error in collect, salary: {err}")
-        return jsonify({"error": "A database error occurred, please try again later."}), 500
-    if not job_data:
-        return jsonify({"error": "Invalid Job","message":"If you believe this is an error, contact a "
-                                                         "Administrator"}), 404
-    salary_class = job_data["salary_class"]
-    try:
-        with db.cursor(dictionary=True) as cur:
-            cur.execute("SELECT * FROM salary WHERE class = %i", (salary_class,))
-            salary_data = cur.fetchone()
-    except mysql.connector.Error as err:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Database error in collect, salary: {err}")
-        return jsonify({"error": "A database error occurred, please try again later."}), 500
-    if not salary_data:
-        return jsonify({"error": "Invalid Salary Class"}), 500
-    amount = salary_data["money"]
-    try:
-        with db.cursor(dictionary=True) as cur:
-            cur.execute("UPDATE users SET balance = balance + %s WHERE bid = %s", (amount, bid,))
-            cur.execute("UPDATE user_jobs SET collected = %s WHERE bid = %s", (datetime.now(timezone.utc), bid,))
-            cur.execute("INSERT INTO transactions (source, target, amount, type, timestamp, status) VALUES (%s, %s, "
-                        "%s, %s, %s, %s)", "NULL", bid, amount, "salary", datetime.now(timezone.utc), "completed",)
-            cur.execute("SELECT balance FROM users WHERE bid = %s", (bid,))
-            new_bal2 = cur.fetchone()
-            new_bal = new_bal2["balance"]
-            db.commit()
-    except mysql.connector.Error as err:
-        db.rollback()
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Database error in collect, salary: {err}")
-        return jsonify({"error": "A database error occurred, please try again later."}), 500
-    return jsonify({"message":"Salary Collected","New Balance":new_bal}), 200
+            query = """
+                SELECT uj.job_id, \
+                   uj.collected, \
+                   j.salary_class, \
+                   s.money AS salary_amount
+                FROM user_jobs uj \
+                     JOIN jobs j ON uj.job_id = j.job_id \
+                     JOIN salary s ON j.salary_class = s.class
+                WHERE uj.user_bid = %s \
+            """
+        cur.execute(query, (user_bid,))
+        user_jobs = cur.fetchall()
+        if not user_jobs:
+            db.rollback()
+            return jsonify({"error": "You do not have a job to collect a salary from."}), 400
+        total_payout = 0
+        jobs_collected_count = 0
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+
+
 
 @transactions_bp.route('/transfer', methods=['POST'])
 @jwt_required
@@ -110,4 +83,8 @@ def transfer():
     except mysql.connector.Error as err:
         db.rollback()
         print(f"Transactional Error: {err}")
-        return jsonify({"error": "A database error occurred during the transfer."}), 500
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+        return jsonify({"error": "A database error occurred during the transfer."}), 500
+
+@transactions_bp.route('/collect', methods=['POST'])
+def collect_salary():
+    return jsonify({"message":"no implementation"}), 501
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