I still haven't received my severance pay so I called HR at my old company today. This is the third week I've not been working. I got paid last Friday for one week of work and I'm supposed to be getting my vacation and severance. They notified me I'd be laid off on June 13th, with my last day that Friday. The program wasn't to close until the 29th and I basically convinced them that I should stay until the 29th and leave when my student's left. (I mean how shady is that? Have the teacher who does most all the teaching gone before the students and without the students knowing!!!) I had my boss double check that I'd still get the two weeks severance and the Director of my department said yes I still would.
So during the first week I wasn't working I went on down to Unemployment. Well they said I shouldn't file till I get my severance because if I'm getting that it'll have to go through appeals and that typically takes over a month. Fine I can understand that, and thanks for the advice!
So when my severance and vacation wasn't direct deposited last week I figured I'd wait and see if it was in the mail. Since it's not here yet, I thought I'd call and see when to expect it, since I've also been told not to register for any classes till I'm getting the unemployment.
So the HR lady just called back....and she didn't know anything about me getting severance pay.
(first off she's sweet but dippy so that didn't surprise me too much) She said she went and checked with the Director and her boss (who were in the same office at the moment) and no, because I stayed the extra 2 weeks I'm not getting any severance! Ummm EXCUSE ME!?!?!
I told the HR lady I that I had had my boss check and I was pretty darn sure she'd gotten straight off the phone with our Director and told me that I'd still get it! So she's gonna go back and check again....
Meanwhile I called my old boss and yep, that was her understanding from the Director!!!! I so want to cuss right now.
I let them all know that them not paying me is holding up both my unemployment and my college! I'm late on that as it is! HR lady said my vacation pay will come one pay period after my last paycheck. Well thanks! That STILL puts me unable to file for unemployment for a month!
My old boss is going up to our main office tomorrow and will get back to me too. If I have just been screwed I guess I will be contacting the head office in Virginia.
I mean what kind of stupid person would I bet to work during my 2 weeks of severance pay time??? I did it because I thought it was the right thing to do. Apparently I'm the only one who cares about that! Did I mention it took almost all of those 2 weeks that I worked for them to get back to my boss about that? Oh and nothing was in writing--of course! And I still haven't seen that letter of recommendation I was told I'd get. I was leery then, but I knew the Director was on vacation and they can be slow like that. But if they just screwed me....oh....
And this is a non-profit agency that helps people! I hate getting this mad. I get this mad and I cry but I'm so mad I'm not gonna let myself cry at this point!
So during the first week I wasn't working I went on down to Unemployment. Well they said I shouldn't file till I get my severance because if I'm getting that it'll have to go through appeals and that typically takes over a month. Fine I can understand that, and thanks for the advice!
So when my severance and vacation wasn't direct deposited last week I figured I'd wait and see if it was in the mail. Since it's not here yet, I thought I'd call and see when to expect it, since I've also been told not to register for any classes till I'm getting the unemployment.
So the HR lady just called back....and she didn't know anything about me getting severance pay.
Meanwhile I called my old boss and yep, that was her understanding from the Director!!!! I so want to cuss right now.
I mean what kind of stupid person would I bet to work during my 2 weeks of severance pay time??? I did it because I thought it was the right thing to do. Apparently I'm the only one who cares about that! Did I mention it took almost all of those 2 weeks that I worked for them to get back to my boss about that? Oh and nothing was in writing--of course! And I still haven't seen that letter of recommendation I was told I'd get. I was leery then, but I knew the Director was on vacation and they can be slow like that. But if they just screwed me....oh....