please HELP! I need ADVICE1?

Question

i have been on training wage for almost 2 months now. I work @ a flower store and I get paid like 3 dollars under minimum wage, which makes like a difference at my age. Should I say something? Or how long until you think I will get normaly paid?

Answer 1

i wouldnt even take a 3 dollar an hour job

of course you say something

Answer 2

IGNORE SWEETY

This is a comment from a website he has linked to -

This work at home "opportunity" is an utter crock. Naturally the person spamming it doesn't give the details.

Yes, you get paid to post. How much? About 1/3rd of a penny per post. That's correct, post 300 messages and you might get as much as a dollar if they are "quality" messages.

You do the math.

So why is this goofball recommending it? Because he gets 20% of whatever you make. You slave away for 100 hours to make $10 and he gets $2. He he can talk 1000 people into wasting 100 hours of their life for $10/ea then he makes $2000. How does he con 1000 people into signing up? He spams 100's of messages a day on message boards.

It's a scam, complete and total scam. There is no actual payment schedule, they tell you they aren't under any obligation to pay you anything and most people never make more than $10 after wasting literally 100 hours or more.

You would have to be a curry eating lower caste street urchin from Calcutta to consider this to be a business opportunity.

Answer 3

You are definitely entitled to recieve minimum wage if you are a legal adult of your state. A couple weeks at a training wage may seem reasonable but almost 2 months seems excessive. Did you employer tell you how long the training was to last? Unless you are specifically in a defined training program with classes and whatnot, then your employer is violating federal law.

I would politely remind your employer that you are still on the training wage and ask how long the training rate was supposed to last. You may be entitled to back wages. You could threaten to file a complaint with the Labor Bureau if it had to reach that point. Look at your paystub, are taxes and social secuity being withheld, regardless of how small the amount? If the aren't that would throw up a red flag for me that your employer may be keeping your income that they aren't entitled to. Good luck.

Answer 4

Start with asking your manager and maybe they have a set period of time that they keep people on that wage. Could be they just forgot. Or if they're consciously keeping you on that wage to save costs, threaten to leave, or leave period: I wouldn't want to work somewhere where they gripe over every last cent, especially if you're entitled to it. But chances are that if you threaten to leave, they may reconsider having invested already some time and money in training you.

Answer 5

I would start sending out a resume if they are not going to increase your wage. On the other hand most places have probationary period for 90 days. But even then, working for three an hour needs to be addressed. You are capable of better, aren't you?

Answer 6

they should have at least started you at no lower than minimum wage, then give you a raise after the first six weeks. If you don't care much for these people, tell them you will report them to the dept. of labor if they don't give you a pretty raise.

Answer 7

how old are you first? is there a reason they pay you $3 below?

Answer 8

let it go another week then if nothing happens confront the problem withthe manager