I had mentioned in a previous blog, www.spotublog.com/tone/, that one of the companies I work for had failed to pay me recently. This happened to be on the week before Christmas. I had made every effort to avoid any confusion with them regarding my reimbursement. I had even typed up a formal wage agreement which I had the higher ups sign.
It is amusing to me that in my business the higher ups can be so demanding as far as documentation goes but when it comes to reimbursement they can many times act like total buffoons. That is why I always make sure I have my reimbursement guidelines written down and signed.
Well, I had not gotten my paycheck and it was the next week after Christmas. I had been emailing back and forth to the human resources and finally I had to cut to the chase. I told the scheduler that I would no longer do any admits for them until I received my paycheck. I texted her with no angst involved, just stated it matter of factly that I work to pay my bills and can not afford to volunteer my time.
Pretty soon I got my paycheck. I usually have my check direct deposited from this company but this check was a check they sent to my home. I figured since they had sent me a paper check I would audit it to ensure that my wage agreement had been honored. Well, you guessed it, they hadn’t honored my wage agreement. They were paying me 20$ less than what I had agreed to receive on an admit. So I sent off another email to the person that was in charge of payroll, apparently he had either not received my wage agreement or he was a total buffoon. He may have been both.
During this whole trial I made sure to maintain my composure. Not slandering or getting angry. I had another company which paid me well and this second company was just to supplement that job so it was not a life or death matter. Soon after this I went to the company to drop off some information and I was welcomed by the staff as if I was an old friend who had just dropped by. I didn’t mention the situation to my bosses but they mentioned it to me and said they had gotten it straightened out.
I hope they do. In this business some companies tend to steal from their employees every chance they get and I didn’t think that this company had that reputation. Nonetheless, I will not be referring them to any of my nurse friends. I had intended to do that initially but since this has happened I will not do so until I am assured they have their head straight. I will now ask for a rendering for every paycheck, direct deposit many times does not allow that.
As I have reflected on this troublesome situation I have continually given praise to God. First off, He did not allow me to quit my original company when signing on with this new one. He worked through my compassion to keep me at a company that pays fairly and timely. Second off, if they had never failed to send me the check, I would have not gotten a paper check. I would have trusted them and been slighted quite an amount of money over time. The fact that I got a paper check was the reason why I decided to do an audit on my reimbursement. Third and most important I had the presence of the Holy Spirit when I addressed this issue and refused to give myself over to anger or indignation. I think in the long run I may have gained more than just a paycheck through this experience.
