My pay went down at the College!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205171)
Walnut Creek, California
October 20, 2016 3:18pm CST
I was going through my bank statements and noticed, more or less by chance, that I've been getting about $100 less per month than last Semester at the College where I teach.
What the heck? Have I been demoted?
I dashed off an email to the new Department Office Manager and asked if she had any idea what could be going on. She said it could be that my paperwork for office hours didn't go through, so we're investigating right now.
I got a raise at my other main job the one where I take troubled kids out hiking and such, so I thought I'd be rolling in the dough this Semester.
Guess I'd better start writing and commenting more on MyLot.
Have you ever had mysterious payment issues at a job? It's a bit unnerving.
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@sallypup (57705)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Oct 16
When my hubby started working his present job he was sent a notice of his pay. His first paycheck reflected less money so he said something to his boss She said that it was the woman in charge of pay statements that had done that and she didn't know why. But yes he got the lesser amount.
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@sallypup (57705)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Oct 16
@TheHorse No The boss said it was incorrect and he got what he got. Working for the state bites sometimes. He's finally being allowed to work as a counselor/ helping a lady lead a group, anyway. He's been at the agency over 15 years. The lady is 26 and hardly has a year of college. She has a job he should have eons ago!! Good old discrimination. He explained to her and the class what spirituality meant yesterday. They took notes. Gads.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Oct 16
Many years back I worked out of a nurses registry as a nurses aide specialing older'women'patients, I received my small checks month from the registry'but began'
to receive a big check nonthly fromthe registry butr signed by my patients'
daughter. she paid me the goling wage at that time for Arn so I was thrilled really.'IL
specialed het til she was dismissed as well.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Oct 16
lol I did the payroll for the last 20 years of my employment so I would have only myself to blame
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
26 Oct 16
@LadyDuck I don't get a pay check for doing our business either although I am the one in charge of the deposits and checkbook, but most of it gets put toward bills.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
22 Oct 16
Hmmm... maybe they found out about the new hobby @vandana7 has been going on about? (I am curious why you are shaving the legs on spiders? Isn't that a bit on the tedious side, even for you?)
Honestly, if I found out one of my employees was shaving spider's legs, I think I would be calling the local psychiatric center and seeing if I could have you forcibly admitted.... especially if the rest of what vanny is saying you are saying/doing with the shaved legged spiders is also correct!!! 
I am quite sure there was an honest mistake made in something to do with payroll and everything will quickly be corrected, pony! 
I am quite sure there was an honest mistake made in something to do with payroll and everything will quickly be corrected, pony! 2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
22 Oct 16
@TheHorse Just make sure you only squeak when it is important to you... the squeaky wheel is also the one that gets replaced!
I'm glad you got your projector back again, pony! LOL!
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@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 16
@DaddyEvil Heh. I squeaked in Oakland and managed to stay there another ten years. Integrity has its rewards. But I left another job after two years because I couldn't stand what I was seeing.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
21 Oct 16
i sure hope all gets ironed out soon, hon. yepperz, the hospital t'was prone to payin' me the wrong 'mount (sometimes 'p to $200), find their err 'n then make me wait 'til the next pay period to get 't - not nice to a single momma 'f 2, eh?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
21 Oct 16
@TheHorse yes sir, though sometimes they'd 'ferget' 'n t'would be a month 'r better.
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@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 16
@crazyhorseladycx It would be extra hard for a single mother of two. Both of my issues will be resolved with the next pay period, I think.
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
22 Oct 16
I really don't understand why I am being forced to start liking this cry baby! 
Everywhere I see, his cute face is painted with the expression of "Mommy, he cheated me! Waaaahhh"...
Everywhere I see, his cute face is painted with the expression of "Mommy, he cheated me! Waaaahhh"...1 person likes this
@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 16
I love this picture. I cant even remeber what he was sad about, but I took it at my old place of work. I have a friend who whines all the time on a blog we're on, and I send it to him to remind him of how he sounds. He doesn't appreciate it, but others do.
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@vandana7 (98702)
• India
21 Oct 16
I would be concerned too. But generally bank statements need to be checked once month so that issues, if any can be addressed promptly. Anyway...you better start writing and commenting more here...my net is playing havoc...don't know if I will be able to respond so well..going by notifications sorry...but will definitely try to reply to you ..
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@vandana7 (98702)
• India
21 Oct 16
@TheHorse .. In the morning it came intermittently. By our afternoon around five things started improving. Now it is alright...I suppose though I was not able to access my bank account a few minutes ago. lol. I am in "Now you see, now you don't" mode..so to speak. lol.
Glad...that the discrepancy was resolved...keep a watch though...banks...smh.
@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 16
I still see you out there! Commented to you on another thread just now. The issue was a apiece of paper that didn't get to where it was supposed to get. The data were there on-line, but they needed hard copy. I'll see the money next paycheck.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Oct 16
I have never had an issue like that thank God. I hope yours gets worked out soon. =)
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Oct 16
it would be unnerving to realize that I'd been shorted some fundage
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Oct 16
@TheHorse Ive never had payroll issues be intentional myself, always some odd error
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
21 Oct 16
Yes. When I was hired in my last school district, they did not pay me for the whole month I taught, only a small part of it. Sure did hurt. I had to go to the credit union to take out a loan to pay my bills.
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@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 16
@ElizabethWallace That's pretty incredible! Were you not supported by a union at that time?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
21 Oct 16
@TheHorse Because it took so long for my fingerprints to be cleared by the FBI (a requirement before a school employee can step onto a campus in California), I missed the first three days of the month. I expected to be docked three days, but they failed to pay me 2/3 of the month's salary. I never did get it, even though I complained. Their comment was that they were allowed to do it, so they did. Jerks.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Oct 16
In the Army, they started putting my money on someone else's account for some reason. Took forever to straiten it out.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Oct 16
@TheHorse - Not that I'm aware of. I occassionally run into someone with the same name, however.
@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
26 Oct 16
It's a good thing you noticed this and hopefully, it's a mistake and will be rectified soon. I've missed out on pay before when somehow they misplaced my timecard or something, but that was quite a few years ago and it doesn't happen any longer.
I've almost lost my employee's timecards before and have to hunt through the papers on my desk to find it. I can usually figure things out, but it's worrisome until I do just the same.
