Should I email boss again??

Question

Me & one of my co-workers just got a raise ($5.50). We had to wait 1 month to receive in our checks since our pay schedule is 4 weeks behind. Well we were suppose to get paid yesterday & instead I got paid my old regular amount instead of the new pay. My co-worker said she got hers. I emailed my boss yesterday & she said I was suppose to get it & that she had filled out the forms & turned into HR. She said she would get back with. I haven't heard anything all day today from her...should I give it some more time or email her again in case she has forgot!? Tomorrow is my last day of this week & I won't return until next Tuesday. I want to find out about my missing money.......what should I do??

It's so disappointing since I was looking forward to seeing my "new" paycheck & then this happened...I don't wanna harass my boss but I'm scared she forgot since yesterday...she has a lot on her.

We both always email each other- I work at home and it's easier to email plus she is always on the go & check her emails by laptop or her phone.

Answer 1

Go right ahead and e-mail your boss again, Just let her know your inquiring about your raise, Because tomorrow is the last day of the week, and you just wanted to make sure everything was all set.

Answer 2

I would ask her about it again, face to face if possible, phone second choice, email last.

Since she has already confirmed you were suppossed to get it, if I were you my followup question would be, who do I need to contact in HR/payroll to get this corrected and get a check cut to me for the difference? Your attitude should be matter-of-fact, not desperate or whiny, just, "let's get this done." If she says she'll just take care of it, I would press a little, as in, "I know you have a lot on your plate, and I want to get it corrected right away, if you don't mind I will be glad to do the legwork on this."

I would start out with HR/payroll with the same attitude, and putting forth the assumption they will cut you a manual check today. They probably won't but you just act as if you expect it, again not like you think they screwed up or anything, just like, ok there was a mistake fine let's correct it now. If you come across confident like you think they will just do it for you right now then they should at least make an effort to do it as quickly as possible. Considering you next pay isn't for a month, I would push for them to do it manual, but your negotiating point to back down to is to wait till their next off cycle run if that's only a week or two.

Answer 3

Sometimes filling out forms and turning them into the HR and them reviewing everything takes a few days. If your boss said she'd get back in touch with you, most likely she hasn't forgotten. She's probably waiting to hear from HR. If this was all yesterday give it a couple of more days. If you've still not heard from her then email her again.
Good luck
Bev
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Answer 4

NO, don't email her again! She had her chance to deal with it amicably via email, don't give her another one.

The simple fact of the matter is that either:
1. You've fallen victim to a bureaucratic mishap.
2. You're being jerked around.
3. Both.

Email is too easy to dismiss. It's not a matter of being unprofessional, it's just weak, plain and simple. You need to project strength here, and let them know that this is not ok.

Step 1, write out a list of what you want to know. Keep the list short (2-4 items), and each item should be only 1-2 sentences. Get familiar with the list, and make sure it covers everything. Some ideas:
1. You said that I would be getting paid at my new rate. Why isn't this happening?
2. What is being done to solve the problem?
3. Who is your conact person in HR?
4. Will I be back-paid for the checks that should have contained my raise?
Put the list in your pocket.

GO to her, and ask these questions. Be friendly and businesslike. Smile. Look her in the eyes. You are just curious. If you get derailed or off-subject, or forget what to say, then take the list out and look at it, and move on to the next point. Your mission is to find out the answers to these questions. Don't talk about anything else. (If she brings up something unrelated, then say, "I'd love to talk more about that, but let's please finish this first.") Don't waste time or energy explaining, justifying, or showing how you feel--it's unprofessional and gives her leverage in the conversation. You simply need to find out what's going on, period. Be prepared to state that you are entitled to an explanation.

If your boss can give you good answers to these questions, and is respectful of your concerns, great. Get the HR contact, and talk to them. Find out what's going on. You are the detective, and you need to sniff out the problem. After all, it's YOUR money, right? Keep after them. Talk to the HR person every day if you have to. Keep calling. Be a bulldog.
If you get the bottom of it, and you're satisfied with the outcome, great. You just had to deal with a minor annoyance, but you got your money, and you didn't even have to break anyone's thumbs.

However, if your boss gives you any guff, lies to you, takes it personally, or refuses to give you any of this information, then start looking for another job, NOW! Don't search job websites while at your current job (people get fired for this every day,) but spend several hours each night sending out your resume, applying to jobs, and searching ads.

Call in sick when you get an interview, and quit without notice the moment you accept an offer. That kind of behavior from an employer is not appropriate, and should never be tolerated. Unfortunately, often the only way to get a message through to an employer is for them to start losing resources when they treat people badly.

If you're uncomfortable quitting without notice, try looking at it this way:
If you said that you'd do a particular task at work, your employer would expect you to actually do it, correct? If they found that it hadn't been done once after 4 weeks, and you couldn't explain and rectify the situation, would you expect them to give you 2 weeks notice that you were fired?
Even if you like the people that you work for, if the company is treating you badly, you have to do what's right for you. This is business.

I can't stress enough just how important this is. If you don't take your career and income seriously, then who will?

I've actually been in this situation. Luckily, I was about to quit anyway (with notice) for completely unrelated reasons, but there was a "glitch" in HR and my employer didn't pay us one week. My boss gave us the run-around as to what was going on. I told my boss that I wanted a firm answer as to the reason and the expected solution on Monday, and walked out. On Monday, they couldn't tell me what was going on, and we still hadn't been paid, so I quit on the spot.

Answer 5

Emailed??? Where is your boss? Where is the HRD? IWhere is accounting? IF possible, walk over to her office and politely ask her if she checked into the problem.

Does she have a "open door" policy? Don't aggravate her.

I think I would get in touch with accounting first and see if they had received the paperwork. Be patient and go easy. Sometimes the wheels turn slowly. Pops

Answer 6

well i would give her some time she might be getting the run arround her self with the company she has to call and all. You have her phone number right? if not then i would just email her a little later. It takes awile for processing too. I dont think she is doing this on purpose. just give her sometime maybe you can email her tomorow or just talk to her in person.

Answer 7

provide your boss time to repair the project. in case you will desire to ask somebody, touch your human factors human beings. Your boss gave you an outstanding strengthen, be as respectful as achieveable and wait (a minimum of a million week) till now you ask back. Your boss has many stuff to shelter to boot to getting your strengthen positioned via. they're going to in all probability make up the version from the final verify whilst the strengthen is going into effect.

Answer 8

Write her an email and tell her that you are sorry for the inconvenience but you were supposed to get an answer today and you haven't.Since we are talking about a raise and i think that you work in a prestigious place it should be made without hesitation.
But be polite and be a pro.
Good Luck!

Answer 9

well of course it is the boss' position to correct the mistake. that doesn't mean it's her fault though. You should always go to the boss, not let the boss come to you on matters like this. Although you should be cautious, and don't over step your boundaries by remembering she's the boss.

Answer 10

Your boss is working there to get a paycheck. She will understand a follow up question or two about your paycheck!!