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Raise got messed up, can I ask for backpay?

Grunt's GhostsGrunt's Ghosts Registered User regular
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So I've been working at McDonald's for three years now and the whole time I've been at minimum wage. Recently I was talking to a manager about it and he checked the system and it has me being paid $0.25 more since December but my paychecks still have me listed as $7.25 instead of $7.50 and I've been paid at $7.25 this whole time. They are working on fixing it but can I ask for all the pay I missed back? Or am I SOL'd?

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    I would think so, but you should ask your manager about that as well.

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  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    You can definitely ask.
    It seems like that would be something they should pay back pay for since you were supposed to be making that money.

  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    You can definitely ask.

    Also, just asking, but three years at minimum wage? Are you finishing school or looking for another job during that time? Cause that's atrocious.

  • Grunt's GhostsGrunt's Ghosts Registered User regular
    It's a small town and I work overnight due to my brother having the day job and we share a car. I really don't have options on getting another unless I move. Here, if you get a job, you keep it. There aren't enough around and too many people looking to take your place.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    You're looking for what, about $160 in back pay?

    I think you deserve it, but you need to feel out your boss. If you ask them, how will they react? Anger? Laughing? If it's the first one, I'd say avoid it completely and just take that $160 hit and keep your job. If it's the second, worst case you just get laughed at, best case, you get $160 in your next paycheck.

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  • LailLail Surrey, B.C.Registered User regular
    Ask.

  • Grunt's GhostsGrunt's Ghosts Registered User regular
    I asked today but I can't get back pay. To "fix" their mistake, they are redoing my raise so that I get a raise this week with a new evaluation. So... I got a raise. Yay.

  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    Grunt's Ghosts wrote: »
    I asked today but I can't get back pay. To "fix" their mistake, they are redoing my raise so that I get a raise this week with a new evaluation. So... I got a raise. Yay.
    Well, that sucks. Not the "Getting a raise" bit, but not getting the back pay...

    Personally, I'd advise you check your next pay stub closely, and be prepared to talk to your boss when the raise mysteriously didn't get added to the right system. But then, I'm a bitter cynical person.

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    see317 wrote: »
    Grunt's Ghosts wrote: »
    I asked today but I can't get back pay. To "fix" their mistake, they are redoing my raise so that I get a raise this week with a new evaluation. So... I got a raise. Yay.
    Well, that sucks. Not the "Getting a raise" bit, but not getting the back pay...

    Personally, I'd advise you check your next pay stub closely, and be prepared to talk to your boss when the raise mysteriously didn't get added to the right system. But then, I'm a bitter cynical person.

    Not as bitter cynical a person as me, because my first thought upon reading that was "Don't be surprised if they find an excuse to fire you soon."

  • Grunt's GhostsGrunt's Ghosts Registered User regular
    If they fire me, I won't be too mad. I hate my job as it is, but it pays my bills. Honestly, if I got fired, I'd give Youtube Content Creator a go. Might do it anyhow.

  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    Grunt's Ghosts wrote: »
    If they fire me, I won't be too mad. I hate my job as it is, but it pays my bills. Honestly, if I got fired, I'd give Youtube Content Creator a go. Might do it anyhow.

    Well, if you do start making YouTube stuff, be sure to add a link to your sig so we can check it out. :)

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