Luna's Adventures in Payroll

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

The kitchen staff is hourly, contracted, and union? And the union doesn't have their asses covered during the summer? In other states they would still be able to collect unemployment during times when they are involuntarily not working and not getting paid. (As opposed to a salaried position, where pay for the off months is built into the salary.)

They are hourly, and under a union contract, yes.  And, yes, the union hasn't done anything to cover them during the summer.

In RI, presumably, it's the concept that "you KNEW you weren't going to work over the summer, since it's a school, and voluntarily took the position with that understanding in mind, so it's NOT involuntary."

Is what it is. 

I'm not saying it isn't, I'm saying it's stupid.

[Luna]

The kitchen staff is hourly, contracted, and union? And the union doesn't have their asses covered during the summer? In other states they would still be able to collect unemployment during times when they are involuntarily not working and not getting paid. (As opposed to a salaried position, where pay for the off months is built into the salary.)

They are hourly, and under a union contract, yes.  And, yes, the union hasn't done anything to cover them during the summer.

In RI, presumably, it's the concept that "you KNEW you weren't going to work over the summer, since it's a school, and voluntarily took the position with that understanding in mind, so it's NOT involuntary."

Is what it is. 

I'm not saying it isn't, I'm saying it's stupid.

Side note, I'd probably be a lot more sympathetic to them if they weren't a fucking nightmare to deal with every goddamn payroll.  As a group, they're the WORST abusers of paid time off.  When you are given 15 sick days a year, accruing up to 45 days, and you have people running out, not from taking a leave of absence, but from taking a day every time they get one... 

[Adios]

The kitchen staff is hourly, contracted, and union? And the union doesn't have their asses covered during the summer? In other states they would still be able to collect unemployment during times when they are involuntarily not working and not getting paid. (As opposed to a salaried position, where pay for the off months is built into the salary.)

They are hourly, and under a union contract, yes.  And, yes, the union hasn't done anything to cover them during the summer.

In RI, presumably, it's the concept that "you KNEW you weren't going to work over the summer, since it's a school, and voluntarily took the position with that understanding in mind, so it's NOT involuntary."

Is what it is. 

I'm not saying it isn't, I'm saying it's stupid.

Side note, I'd probably be a lot more sympathetic to them if they weren't a fucking nightmare to deal with every goddamn payroll.  As a group, they're the WORST abusers of paid time off.  When you are given 15 sick days a year, accruing up to 45 days, and you have people running out, not from taking a leave of absence, but from taking a day every time they get one... 

I know what you mean. Terri had over a month worth of sick time she used to recover from surgery. Because she never takes a sick day, ever.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'd probably abuse the shit out of it too, if I knew I was gonna get laid off and couldn't collect unemployment over the summer.  Do they at least get paid out for unused PTO at the end of the year? Or is it "use it or lose it"?

[Luna]

Nothing is use it or lose it.  Sick time goes away at termination, but you get your vacation paid out.  (In addition to 15 sick days, they accrue 13/19/24 vacation days, accruing up to 19.5/28.5/36 (depending on seniority), which IS paid out at termination.  You accrue a prorated amount each pay period, until you hit the cap, then you stop accruing until you use time.

I'm currently capped on sick time.

[Luna]

So...  they fired me on June 3rd.  I just spoke to a friend from the benefits department, who passed on that my nitwit coworker, the one who'd been quietly stabbing me in the back for months if not years, had a minor stroke.

They are SO hosed.

[Doktor Howl]

So...  they fired me on June 3rd.  I just spoke to a friend from the benefits department, who passed on that my nitwit coworker, the one who'd been quietly stabbing me in the back for months if not years, had a minor stroke.

They are SO hosed.

They might call you back.

I wouldn't count on it, but it's possible.

[Luna]

So...  they fired me on June 3rd.  I just spoke to a friend from the benefits department, who passed on that my nitwit coworker, the one who'd been quietly stabbing me in the back for months if not years, had a minor stroke.

They are SO hosed.

They might call you back.

I wouldn't count on it, but it's possible.

Fuck them.  Sideways.

Unless they're offering a raise, lost wages, and the restoration of the vacation time they paid out (I'll call that my bonus for the bullshit), they can go to hell.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

So...  they fired me on June 3rd.  I just spoke to a friend from the benefits department, who passed on that my nitwit coworker, the one who'd been quietly stabbing me in the back for months if not years, had a minor stroke.

They are SO hosed.

They might call you back.

I wouldn't count on it, but it's possible.

Fuck them.  Sideways.

Unless they're offering a raise, lost wages, and the restoration of the vacation time they paid out (I'll call that my bonus for the bullshit), they can go to hell.

That is some funny shit, Luna. Let us know when they call you, begging and pleading.

[Luna]

I DO hope she makes a full recovery, I wouldn't wish that shit on anybody.

However...

I find the timing terribly, horribly ironic.  She has had blood pressure issues...  I can only assume that the stress of not even three weeks of running the payroll department, with the other coworker AND the boss there, full time, pushed her over the edge to a stroke, when I ran the damn place solo for MONTHS until I walked in with a note stating, "she's done, I'm giving her three months off, love, Dr. Shrink."  As nobody else knew how to run a payroll, there were immediate actions taken, and they hired me "help," in the form of a supervisor, making more than me, who I had to train, and who freaked out and quit within four months.

The other coworker IS capable of running the student payrolls, however, she'd never run a staff payroll...  And the boss is bloody useless.

It must be utter chaos over there.

[Luna]

Spent an entire hour this morning explaining to someone how an annualized salary works.

From July 1 to June 30, you are to be paid X dollars.  Per the contract, you get that in 26 payments, between July 1 and June 30.  The last pay date for last year was June 17th, the first of this year was July 1st.  Your last day was June 30th, so your last paycheck was June 17th.

You are not owed money.

You got over $12k in retirement and unused vacation, you are not hurting.

Yes, the taxes on that sucked.

Get out of my fucking office.

[Luna]

They do not pay me enough for this shit.

This week (first week the teachers get paid), I have discovered 15 people who would have been paid who no longer work here.

FIFTEEN.

I should get a fucking bonus.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

They do not pay me enough for this shit.

This week (first week the teachers get paid), I have discovered 15 people who would have been paid who no longer work here.

FIFTEEN.

I should get a fucking bonus.

You should. Tell them that.

[Jenne]

They do not pay me enough for this shit.

This week (first week the teachers get paid), I have discovered 15 people who would have been paid who no longer work here.

FIFTEEN.

I should get a fucking bonus.

You should. Tell them that.

AGREED.

[Luna]

They do not pay me enough for this shit.

This week (first week the teachers get paid), I have discovered 15 people who would have been paid who no longer work here.

FIFTEEN.

I should get a fucking bonus.

You should. Tell them that.

AGREED.

Boss here knows.  I am from a temp agency, though, which means he has zero control over how I am paid.