Hey y’all, I really need some advice because I don’t know what to do right now.
I started this job at the beginning of October, and right away I noticed things were kind of unorganized — but I needed work, so I stuck it out. They took a while to even give me my clock-in code, so at first I just texted my manager my hours each week.
My first paycheck came on Halloween, and it was way lower than it should’ve been. I checked and saw only 30 hours were paid when I actually worked around 67. I immediately reached out to my manager that same day, and she said I’d get the missing money via direct deposit on Monday.
Monday came… no deposit. She said she’d “look into it” and later told me if it wasn’t in by Tuesday morning, she’d write me a paper check. Tuesday morning—nothing again. She barely replied, and then I found out she was off that day. Wednesday, same thing—no real updates, barely responding.( screenshots above )
It’s been super frustrating because there’s no urgency, no clear communication, and I rarely even see her since I’m a housekeeper and usually working solo. I kept telling myself, “I’ll give it till Friday,” but I work tomorrow, and I honestly don’t think anything will be resolved.
I get that mistakes happen, but she’s not even trying to fix it or communicate. Bills are due, and I can’t ask for extensions when I don’t even know when I’ll get paid. I’m seriously thinking about telling her I can’t come back until I get my money—but I don’t know if that’ll backfire on me.
I’m assuming they’ll just tack it onto my next check, but no one has said that. I just want answers and my pay.
Please, drop any advice or even something I can say to her. I can’t really go over her head to corporate or HR, so please don’t suggest that. I just don’t know what else to do. She does seem like she cares and that she just has alot going on but I need my money either way.