Sunday, November 05, 2006

It's all about the money

28th Oct 2006 was supposed to be the day I receive my 3rd pay cheque. As I'm on a 5 day work week & that particular day happens to be a saturday, we're supposed to receive it on friday, 27th Oct. My fellow colleagues and I were unable to receive it personally, thus our admin did us a favour by banking it in for us. I did not check up on it anymore until yesterday, 4th Nov 2006 when I was making a withdrawal from an ATM machine. My account balance did not reflect the correct amount.

Alarmed as I should be, I checked my transaction history thru the Internet & found out that my pay was credited on 30th Oct but was debited on 31st Oct. The transaction code was CHR, meaning cheque returned. What the fuck was that all about? I immediately called my colleague & checked with him on his pay. He had received his share & advised me to check my mailbox for any letters from the bank. I did as advised & indeed there was a mail for me from my bank. I was dumbfounded when I realised the reason the cheque was returned. It was not signed...

I do not know if it was my admin's duty to check if the pay cheque was signed, I do not know if my boss bothers about what he signs but I do know that I did not receive my salary on the day I was supposed to be paid!

Should I laugh it off or get pissed by it? The last thing I could tolerate was to not receive payment when due. What had I been working so hard for when I'm not paid? Hey, forgetting to sign 1 particular cheque does not even contribute as an excuse, much less a valid reason. Do not make your mistake into my fault!

I already had qualms about this company when my 2nd pay cheque was late for 1 day. It is only my 3rd pay cheque & I had to encounter this kind of absolute stupidity. Or was it intentional?

2 comments:

reecia said...

He is so dumb!
Wonder is it his company closing down? Dont have money to pay you?
Or trying to play punk? Asshole..

Reese P. said...

Not sure. Don't wish to know. I'll change the colour of his car if it happens again. Hahaha!