My First Paycheck

Well, yesterday was my first pay day. I was excited to get a regular paycheck........until I compared the hours on the paycheck to the hours I actually worked on my time sheet. I was shorted 7.5 hours....that's $60!!! So, of course, Darlene, the owner of the business, handed out the checks and left for the Lansing office. I was NOT happy. I am usually not happy when people mess with my money. Once I finally figured out my check was wrong, the Assistant Director, Theresa, came in and asked what was going on. I told her my issue. The other girl who got paid yesterday, Holli, had a shorted check too. RAGE!!!!!

So, last night at about 7:30 PM, I got a phone call from Darlene. Theresa told her that I was not happy with my check, which was fine with me. I explained why I was upset, and she told me that she had taken out time for my "lunches". Well, I didn't take any lunches except for 1 day. She told me that I was to rotate lunches with the other girls in the office. Ok....well, the first week I was there, there was no one to run the office if I went to lunch. So, Darlene said she forgot about that (of course) and that I should add 5 hours to the next time sheet. Unfortunately, I didn't take a lunch on 2 of the other days either. That's 2.5 hours of work that I will not get paid for. Not sure where the .5 hour came from, but oh well. MADDENING and illegal!!!

I have definitely got to find something else. If anyone knows of a job with benefits, honest employers, and pays a decent wage (something $12 or more an hour), please let me know. I'll go anywhere for a decent job. I have the worst luck.

New Job For Robyn

Well, for those of you who don't know, I am no longer working at the hospital as a Medical Receptionist. My last day was February 23rd. I started sending resumes out to anything I thought I was qualified for and even to things that might be a stretch. I started with a small radius of just around the Lansing area. I quickly broadened my search to include Grand Rapids (big city to the West), Detroit (big city to the East), Traverse City (medium city to the North), and the Indiana border. I was "willing" to travel 3 hours to get to work. Luckily, I received a job offer in St. Johns, MI which is only 20.1 miles from where I live. It takes me about 25 minutes to get there.....longer than my job in Charlotte, but still reasonable. So, I started working at a counseling service on April 2nd. This place does individual counseling such as couples therapy. We also have probationed and paroled clients come in for drug and alcohol tests. I never thought I would have a job watching someone pee in a cup or almost pass out from breathing into a breathalyzer machine. It's definitely a learning experience.

Let's just say the pay stinks, there are no benefits, and I'm looking for something else. I'm thankful to have income; however, this job, unfortunately, will not pay my bills. I am still working for Paula, the Lia Sophia lady, part-time. I had to quit my cleaning job though to take this full-time job in St. Johns. Here's hoping I'll find something that will pay all of my bills.