Posted

Dec 2nd 2006

Mood

Frustrated

I started work for Banfield on October 30th, having been hired the week before. On my first day of work I filled out all the nessicary paperwork and the office manager had all but my direct deposit information that day. Since I was not yet in the system I was directed by the director of petnursing to print out the New-Hire Time Attendance Log and I have been keeping track of all my hours in this way.
About three days before my first payday "M"(my office manager) informed me that since she did not get my paperwork in on time that corporate would be unable to cut me a check. She also offered to loan me money out of her own pocket and that I could pay her back when I recieved my check. On payday, 11/16, "M" loaned me $100 and left for the day. An hour afterwards "L"(who I believe is our field lead), approached and confronted me about whether or not M had given me money. She explained me to how she had told M that it wasn't allowed and also said that she'd told me too, but I corrected her that I had not been told, but I would return the money. She also threatened me by saying "there will be consquences for this". What did I do wrong?
I returned the money to M the next day and was told that a manual request had been sent in for my check and I should get it in a few days. I never received a check and neither M nor L followed up to see if I'd recieved it. Two weeks passed and it was time for another check, I assumed the first check would be combined with this one and all would be well.
The day the check was to arrive, 11/28, I was told not to come into work, because of the bad weather. I called M, who told me the checks would be there between 12 and 1, and was told that she would call me when they got there. At 3, when I still hadn't received a call, I called her and was told that they were there, but since our director of petnursing was already gone and she was the only one with the key to get to the checks, that I would have to get my check the next day.
Today when I went in to get my check, it was found to not be there. M had also called in and was not coming in that day. After much calling around I'd discovered that I'm still not in the system and have once again had to fax my information off to corporate and that a check will be sent to me in the next 2-3 days. Has my officer manager been avoiding me? It appears so. She should have known my check would not be there. She also had to go through the checks to recieve her own so that she had to know that mine was not there.
I have now worked for this company for 5 weeks now and have not been paid anything. Someone has not done their job and I'm suffering the consequences. I am behind on all my bills... My cellphone has been turned off and I have been charged a late fee. I've been charged a late fee for my ground line and internet. I also am late on my credit card payments and have been charged fees for those as well.