Payday lottery

[graculus]

As we approach the payday lottery once more, I thought I'd run a little sweepstake... ;)

[Poll #560077]

Comments

[lachli.livejournal.com]

Heh, in my experience with payroll, both working at it and on the receiving end of it, once something is out of the ordinary it goes wrong. Finishing a job and starting one both come in that category *g*.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Well, I changed jobs in July. Neither of my employers were on the ball enough to ensure I got paid correctly that month and I don't hold out much hope for August either.

I keep expecting the 'you owe us money because we buggered it up!' letter from my old employer (who paid me for all of July when I only worked one week of it) but the fact I haven't had that yet leads me to suspect this state of confusion may continue... ;)

[lachli.livejournal.com]

LOL! I've made a few "OMG I've f**ked up your wages, please send me the cheque back now" phone calls in my time *g*. Fortunately they were all usually very amenable and helpful, far more so than I think I would have been, LOL.

Was it a large company you worked for previously? Sometimes these things never get found out, but then you're always waiting for that call or that letter demanding the money back. A bit like the Inland Revenue and their stupid, stupid new tax credit thing, which despite me telling them repeatedly on the phone was wrong they kept paying me. One even told me to have a nice christmas with the money! Then came the letter asking me to send them a cheque for £2000 pounds. Needless to say they didn't get it, but now I get no tax credits at all until they have recovered their money. Useless gits.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I work for local government. 'Nuff said, eh? ;)

I had to phone my previous employers' payroll section and ask them where my last payslip went, since they'd paid me but they knew I wasn't working at the office I usually got my payslip sent to any more (and if you can figure out that logic, you're doing better than me), only to discover they'd sent it to the address I lived at 5 years ago despite me telling them at least three times I didn't live there any more. So, they know I owe them money, alas...

[xochiquetzl]

Ah, local. Well, then, all bets are off. ;)

My comments are based on U.S. state government, which is consistently slow and grindy and drowning under the weight of its red tape.

I had to sign an oath promising to faithfully execute the office of student assistant, so help me God, once.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Local government, state government, I doubt there's much in it. Hence the sweepstake... ;)

[obelix]

You broke it! I knew you were good... ;-)

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Multi-talented, that's me. ;)

[sg1scribe.livejournal.com]

Actually my money is on my employer paying you given current track record regarding my own salary :-)

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I'd put nothing past any of them! :P

[rivier.livejournal.com]

Come, on this is the public sector. You have defied Big Brother with your anarchic job change and must be PUNISHED.

Hey, I hear ferret food is full of delicious protein! You won't starve, at least.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Don't forget I have also committed the other cardinal sin by being the first person in a new job, therefore there is no precedent! Eeee!

[blktauna.livejournal.com]

You know that never bodes well...

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I know - asking for trouble, eh? ;)

[obelix]

Well that does it. I mean they have to set up the category, the pay scale, the reporting structure and update your name, address and other pertinent info... I suspect you may get paid in the new year ;-)

Isn't working for government fun?

[xochiquetzl]

I said both, but if this were the U.S. you would be paid monthly, with a bit of a lag, so you would be paid by your old employer this month and your new employer next month.

The lag is worse if you're hourly rather than salary. It took me 60 days to get paid once. Gah!

[graculus.livejournal.com]

You're confusing me, because I do get paid monthly, but I'm still waiting to get paid by my current employers for the three weeks in July in my new job...

In theory, I should get paid for 7 weeks work this week and nothing from my previous employer - in reality, who knows what will happen?

[musigneus.livejournal.com]

I fear I voted for the pessimistic option (because, well, government, and they've only had a few weeks to not straighten it out yet), but I hope it'll turn out that you actually DO get paid ;).

[graculus.livejournal.com]

What you said. ;)