Working for The Man blows sometimes... and sometimes working for The Man's contractors really blows, especially when they try to rip you off as you're trying to move on to better opportunites. What do I mean? Well, let me tell you....
I've given Company A my two weeks notice, last day is next Wednesday. They don't hesitate to remind me that I will owe them $3k upon my resignation for two training courses I took in January. See, I (probably stupidly) signed an agreement that states that I will pay them back the cost of the courses if I quit within one year. Fine, no problem - Company B already knows this and will be covering the costs (yes, I heart Company B).
But lo! Today evil Company A tells me that I will also owe them for the time. That's right, I will owe them my 2 weeks of pay that they paid me, via an existing valid charge code. Ooooohhhhh bullshit! Bullshit, I say! So I began investigating this with evil Company A's training coordinator..... and? Turns out, they don't have a record of me signing those forms. And I sure reminded them that I do have a record of my manager approving my timesheet, under that charge code, for those two weeks!
Ok, really.... seems to me that if there's no form signed by me agreeing to this, and my manager long ago approved my timesheet for those two weeks, I'm not obligated to pay Company A that moola.
This saga will continue.....
Company A can kiss my B...I worked for them too and they attempted to bend me over as well.
ReplyDeleteI heart Company B. I'm happy you're coming along for the ride.
Thanks Marc! Me too.
ReplyDeleteEvil Company A has accomplished nothing but to ensure that I will never work for them again, but I'll tell everyone I know to not work for them.
I heart Company B so much, I may have it's baby.
If they have no paperwork that you signed and it is not listed in the employee handbook then you do not owe them anything. They can try and withhold pay but that is what lawyers are for and you can sue for legal fees as well.
ReplyDelete- Melvin