My Work Rant
I came to work for my employer in April. They are a contract company for the federal government. Shortly afterwards they put someone over me that I feel isn’t as qualified as I am. I am a Paralegal/Legal Assistant II. I have approximately four years of experience, an associates degree in paralegal technology, and my Certified Legal Assistant certificate. My supervisor only has a high school diploma and legal secretary experience, and not much of that.
A few weeks ago they gave bonuses to all the employees that didn’t get a 3% raise according to the new Department of Labor Wages. Pretty nice, huh. Except I didn’t get one and I only got a 5 cent raise. When I brought this to their attention I was told it was a mistake and that a check was sent out on Monday. I received the check on Friday, but it was unsigned. I was very disappointed. I had spent more than I should have in anticipation for the bonus, because I was told it was coming. I had to borrow $200 from my parents just to make it through.
I email them this morning to get this straightened out and they tell me to mail the check back to them, they will get it signed, and return it to me. They even joked, “I'm sorry about this inconvenience, it seems fate is conspiring to deny you this bonus.” This seems ridiculous. Why can’t they just issue another check and overnight it? It seems to me that the least they could do. If they didn’t want to give me a bonus, they shouldn’t have. But what they are doing is either completely out of some type of discrimination (possibly age) or incompetence.
A few weeks ago they gave bonuses to all the employees that didn’t get a 3% raise according to the new Department of Labor Wages. Pretty nice, huh. Except I didn’t get one and I only got a 5 cent raise. When I brought this to their attention I was told it was a mistake and that a check was sent out on Monday. I received the check on Friday, but it was unsigned. I was very disappointed. I had spent more than I should have in anticipation for the bonus, because I was told it was coming. I had to borrow $200 from my parents just to make it through.
I email them this morning to get this straightened out and they tell me to mail the check back to them, they will get it signed, and return it to me. They even joked, “I'm sorry about this inconvenience, it seems fate is conspiring to deny you this bonus.” This seems ridiculous. Why can’t they just issue another check and overnight it? It seems to me that the least they could do. If they didn’t want to give me a bonus, they shouldn’t have. But what they are doing is either completely out of some type of discrimination (possibly age) or incompetence.