My missing paycheck

Hi, firemom, it is your mistake. Have you not read the proverb save for the rainy day. It is always better to keep some money for emergencies. I wonder why you are so angry with your boss. At least the man had given you $20. Is this how you show your appreciation for somebody who has helped you in an emergency. If you think that your pay is quite low, why are you staying in that job for the last ten years. You could have switched over to some other well paying job. I do not have any sympathies for people who do not watch their expenses.

Wow, I would be fuming! Something similar happened at my old company. Our mileage checks were nearly three months late and backed up and the CEO said that perhaps we all need some budget counseling so this is not an issue. Yeah, if I was a CEO and making her salary I would not be worried about running out of gas in my Mercedes. You have every right to be angry. And, I would file a complaint with Chase as well.

Some people are just wrapped up in their own little world that they don't see a few feet in front of them. To him it might have been just a computer error, but he should have seen that it is your right to be upset because you are depending on your paycheck. The sad thing is, he think he can wash his hands about all this by giving you $20! Hang in there firemom31!

I am sorry that you have a jerk for a boss. I know how you feel because my husband has a jerk of a boss as well. My husband's boss cheated him out of pay and used the excused that since my husband did not give a valid reason for working 45 minutes late my husband's boss was not going to pay him. Now it is getting to the point that my husband does not trust his boss and is afraid that every pay day he will get short changed. My husband does keep copies of his time card and once he quits his job we will be going to the labor board to fight this along with some overtime pay he never received. Normally, we would fight it now, but this is our only source of income. I am afraid if my husband fights it now his boss will make his life a living nightmare.

That really sucks! I think Chase should pay you interest or a late charge like they do us. As for your boss...there is no accounting for ignorance.

This is absolutely ridiculous! The bank should pay a fee to all those effected by this. One thing I don't understand is how places can charge all of these fees but individuals can't. And your boss is an ignorant man, he does not know your life story or how you spend your money. He sounds like a rich snob to me. I guess the recession isn't effecting him!

I would have been insulted, personally, to have a $20 tossed on my desk... but that's just me. I'm sorry for what happened to you, firemom31. Your boss had NO right to make even a single comment about your budget. It's none of his business. If you do you job, you get paid... end of story. My daughter recently got her first job. It's only a couple of hours a week but she works at her college's Info Center, answering phones, booking conferences rooms, fielding questions, etc. She does lunchtime replacement for the regular staff. Anyway, she worked about five weeks before she ever saw a paycheck. She kept asking why she wasn't getting paid and all she got were excuses. "You didn't get your timesheet approved." (she put it in the folder they told her to leave it in for signature). "Oh Fran didn't get the timesheets on time for this pay period" (so the person that approves them didn't forward them on to the next person for inputting). Then, we she finally got caught up and paid, the amount was wrong - apparently "Fran" didn't input all of the hours worked from the backlog of sheets. Fortunately, my daughter's not shy and she really stuck up for herself on it. Fran was mad because "a student was questioning how she was doing her job" but what was she supposed to do? She put in her time, she worked hard and did a good job (according to the person who trained her) but received no pay? I'm sure if any of the full-time employees involved didn't get paid, they would have read someone the riot act. Because she's "just a student," I guess they figure she can wait as long as they decide for her money? If nothing else, she's learning some strong lessons about things that happen in the workplace.

You have every right to be mad. I would be mad too if I was in your shoes. You work for them everyday and you go to work on time so they need to pay you on time. They would be mad if you didn't show up for work....same as you should be mad if your paycheck doesn't show up in your account. Some families can't help but live paycheck to paycheck and you have to have gas to get home and back to work again tomorrow and you have to feed your family. I hope they get it fixed and that you have your paycheck by tomorrow.

you are right, he does sound like a jerk. he probably has NO idea how you live. we are in the same boat and my hubby's brother and sister tell him they are having money issues too (both work full time plus their spouses do too) the thing is they spend money recklessly and my hubby has been out of a job since august. they have no clue what its like to only have $3 to your name!

That would be really frustrating. I hate to be expecting money and not get it when i think I am going to. My boyfriend's check did not come today and we were expecting it to. I hope it comes tomorrow, because I am going to need some money to pay the mortage. It is going to be due next month of course.

don't blame you for being upset. it's really annoying, when my boss changed from putting cheques in to bank transfer, it took up to 3 days extra to get in my bank account. i'm lucky my centrelink money comes in the same time i get paid, but it took a bit for the bank to approve the money straight away. my boss lets us know if the money is going in at a different time to normal, and if it's not there i will phone and ask where it is if i need money. yeah you can budget, but if something unexpected comes up, there's not much you can do. i'm finally on top of things from having to spend extra on my car, got the credit card to go and outside bill s paid off which makes me happy.

Ummm...I would have told him that he expects you to get the work done on schedule right? And if its not you can bet he will be in your office asking why the heck it isnt done....and in return you expect your paycheck on time!!! Believe me I would have poped a cork too.....computer glitch or not it should be THEIR problem not yours!!! Thats what is wrong with everything going to computers these days....what happens when the computer goes down? They have a responsibility to pay you when they told you they would pay you when they hired you...not just whenever they get around to it!!

You have every right to be upset!!! I would've been pretty darn ticked too. Don't bosses realize that you're expecting that paycheck ON pay day. I mean people have things they need to do with it...oh like pay the bills, feed their families, etc. Not everyone is rollin in the dough (like he probably is.) I'm so sorry this happened to you!! I hope it gets figured out soon!

...Hi firemom31, What a bummer. Most people live from paycheck to paycheck, some don't even make it that far. I receive my paycheck at home in the mail, company won't set up direct deposit. I usually mail the check to the bank. One week, I sent three checks to the bank, called to see if the deposit had been credited, nothing, never got to the bank, have no idea to this day what happened to the checks. Had to get a replacement on the salary check, the other two smaller ones were a loss. Crap happens. Take it easy.

At the company I used to work at, I remember once we got an email saying that due to a technical error, all pays would be deposited one day late. In that case at least we were advised ahead of time. As well, they said that if this would cause problems for anyone to please contact HR. I believe they offered a small loan to those who needed some money to get by. The way your boss handled it was unacceptable. I hope your pay gets deposited soon.