Utterly Disgusted

Milano said:
So the OP has the date specified in his contract?
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Yes.

Juggy said:
Ja, problem is I've moved 3 times within the company due to restructuring and everytime I move it's a new contract. First company I got paid on the 25th and the rule was as you stated above. Got 4 days mens maternity leave etc. Second move was paid on the 23rd as you've stated above and got 7 days mens maternity leave, 2 days work/life balance (we could wake up in the morning and call the boss and say we don't want to work that day and it would be OK). Last one is if 23rd is a Sun get paid on the Sat, if 23rd is a sat also get paid on the Sat. They see Sat as a working day. Get 3 days mens maternity leave and no work/life balance.

All the same company, different sub divisions.
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Sheesh, why get paid so early? Seriously, the 23rd and you're disgusted? Over two lousy days? If you really can't make ends meet over the 21st and the 22nd then you need to sit down and have a serious look at your finances. If it was over the end of the month I would agree due to debit orders etc, but you're getting paid a full week before the end of the month and you're disgusted? :rolleyes:
 
Madman88 said:
Sheesh, why get paid so early? Seriously, the 23rd and you're disgusted? Over two lousy days? If you really can't make ends meet over the 21st and the 22nd then you need to sit down and have a serious look at your finances. If it was over the end of the month I would agree due to debit orders etc, but you're getting paid a full week before the end of the month and you're disgusted? :rolleyes:
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Did you actually read the entire thread???

I normally get paid on the 23rd, never been paid on a Sunday, been paid already, must send Madman88 all spare change for reading lessons and some kind of education, maybe throw in some common sense as well....

On 2nd thoughts, maybe nick says it all, will keep spare change rather.
 
Juggy said:
Did you actually read the entire thread???

I normally get paid on the 23rd, never been paid on a Sunday, been paid already, must send Madman88 all spare change for reading lessons and some kind of education, maybe throw in some common sense as well....

On 2nd thoughts, maybe nick says it all, will keep spare change rather.
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I read everything. Still doesn't change your thread title. Or your one sided blind attitude towards your company. People are so quick to take a "I'm DISGUSTED" attitude. I get paid on the 25th. Come public holiday, Sunday, Christmas day, whatever. Since, regardless of what kind of day I get paid on, its ALWAYS clear by the end of the month it makes no difference to me. As I said, if it makes such a massive difference to you what day you get paid then you need to have a serious look at your finances.
 
Madman88 said:
I read everything. Still doesn't change your thread title. Or your one sided blind attitude towards your company. People are so quick to take a "I'm DISGUSTED" attitude. I get paid on the 25th. Come public holiday, Sunday, Christmas day, whatever. Since, regardless of what kind of day I get paid on, its ALWAYS clear by the end of the month it makes no difference to me. As I said, if it makes such a massive difference to you what day you get paid then you need to have a serious look at your finances.
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It doesn't make a difference to how I manage my money but it is all about consitency. I made a lot of plans for Sat that involved my salary and we're busy decorating the one bedroom for our coming babies. If I'm supposed to get it on a specific day then I should get it on that day. It's as simple as that...

And another thing, stating once that I'm disgusted about the way my salary may be paid doesn't determine how I feel about my company. You're jumping to a conclusion there with very little evidence.

Unless of course you're one of the types that has so much money you don't have to wait until the end of the month to achieve the larger goals in which case you shouldn't even be posting your opinion in a thread about salaries because you would have no idea what's it's like.
 
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I don't understand this issue of running out of money just because it's January. How do you expenses change so much between December and January that would mean you run out of cash. I always saw the reason December salaries are paid early as being purely an admin thing to get around HR/payroll people being on leave. You still need the same cash each month so what difference does it make if you are paid on a 15th or 25th? (Sorry if post is too O/T).
 
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Waaib said:
I don't understand this issue of running out of money just because it's January. How do you expenses change so much between December and January that would mean you run out of cash. I always saw the reason December salaries are paid early as being purely an admin thing to get around HR/payroll people being on leave. You still need the same cash each month so what difference does it make if you are paid on a 15th or 25th?
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Who said anything about running out of money?
 
Juggy said:
Who said anything about running out of money?
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Ja. My post is a bit off your actual topic. I agree with your issue. Weird they change the norm. My post was more aimed at the comment about January being a loooong month.
 
Waaib said:
Ja. My post is a bit off your actual topic. I agree with your issue. Weird they change the norm. My post was more aimed at the comment about January being a loooong month.
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Well it is, Christmas presents, food for hosting lunches for travelling relatives, going away on holiday, entertainment for new year.

The list of extra expenses at that time of year is endless and I think 95% of the population would agree that the December/January stint is very long money wise.
 
Juggy said:
Well it is, Christmas presents, food for hosting lunches for travelling relatives, going away on holiday, entertainment for new year.

The list of extra expenses at that time of year is endless and I think 95% of the population would agree that the December/January stint is very long money wise.
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Surely most people would compensate for it by saving up during the rest of the year? I've personally never found it to be an issue.

The only time when I took some strain financially was when I bought a house (deposit, legal fees, alterations, furniture, etc.) which left me with like R2k in my account. After recovering from that, everything is back to normal again.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Surely most people would compensate for it by saving up during the rest of the year? I've personally never found it to be an issue.

The only time when I took some strain financially was when I bought a house (deposit, legal fees, alterations, furniture, etc.) which left me with like R2k in my account. After recovering from that, everything is back to normal again.
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I agree and I do and I never said it was my issue I was merely responding to the previous persons thread about you still needing the same ammount of cash every month.

Certain things wait for large cash ammounts which happen to be salaries. I was told our salaries were being paid later than normal and this after I had made arrangements to do a serious ammount of running around collecting furniture and dropping things off for myself/friends/family and my house keeper. Without everything in line I would have to run around 2 weekends in a row.

This is what my mission involvbed

05:30 Collect car from brothjer as he has a tow bar and I don't. Reason for doing it so early is he was leaving for a 100KM cycle at 06:00
07:30 Collect trailer from trailer hire
08:00 Collect work bench from Builders Warehouse
10:00 Drop off old couch/camping chairs/candle holder/table in Dunon for maid
12:00 Collect 8 seater wooden bench from furniture store and pay balance
13:00 Collect old couch from brother and drop off at home for storage
14:00 Return trailer before hire place closes

As it happens my wife is preggers so can't help with lifting the smallest items and I had already arranged with a mate to help out.

So as you can see my day was meticulously planned around getting paid on time as we usually do. I also do not believe in credit cards so pay cash for everything which is why I waited until payday for the things I needed to do.
 
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I get paid on the 31st but my debit orders are set for the 5th in case of a delay in the transfer.
 
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