Give Me Back My Five Bucks

I just got my pay stub … and my raise? I think I only got bumped up one step on the pay grid. I’m supposed to be making $45k after my raise, but instead I only got bumped to $42k. So I went to the woman who does payroll, and she showed me the e-mail from the ED. And in that e-mail it states $42k. But that is definitely NOT the amount my boss and I discussed. Then I went to the boss. I told him that I just received my pay stub, and the pay raise is not what … Continue reading →

Well, I don’t know what to say. I’m really disappointed. The interview went okay. Kind of awkward. It was about 45 minutes long. The Director seems cool – he likes personal finance, fly fishing, and Ryan Adams. :) But … when I was with the HR woman in her office, she said that this position is most likely a step backwards in my career in terms of responsibility and salary. She’s only been there for 3 weeks, and apparently she read the salary grid wrong when I was doing my initial phone interview with her last week. Even the highest … Continue reading →

OMG. So I went to talk to our payroll person today, and she said that MY. RAISE. HAS. BEEN. PROCESSED. Wait. WHAT!? I can’t believe it, it’s finally been done. Almost 2 months later, and I’m finally going to see my raise on this Friday’s pay cheque. She also said that I miscalculated my OT, and will be getting more than I had originally anticipated. :) I’m so relieved that this whole raise debacle finally got solved. It still bugs me that I had to do so much in order to make it happen. A few years ago, there’s no … Continue reading →

Well, now that I have a second interview on Wednesday, I need my portfolio. I called home and asked my sister to walk through my old suite, and she found it! So on Monday morning, my mom is going to overnight it to me. If it doesn’t get to me on Tuesday, then I’m screwed. Canada Post is generally pretty good, but I’ve had many packages not reach their destinations in the time frame they specify. I will have to update my portfolio. I anticipate spending about $30-40 on new supplies. I need to change out the divider graphics, get … Continue reading →

The Executive Director was supposed to take my pay raise to the board on Thursday. So, tomorrow I’m going to go speak to the accountant who does our payroll. If she says that she doesn’t know anything about it (which is probably what’s going to happen), then I’m going to write another e-mail to my boss and CC the Executive Director and the accountant. If by some miracle, I get this new job … there’s no way I’m leaving my current position without every last cent they owe me. Including all the OT I’ve been working over the past couple … Continue reading →