At one school I adjunct at they pay extra money to do things like extra projects and committee work. I took on one of these projects last term, finished it, and now two months after completion I have not been paid. Unfortunately I am halfway through a second project this term. Am I out of bounds telling them I am placing the current project on hold and will resume work once I am paid for the last project? I love the school and want to continue working there.
If you love the school, I would not mention putting the current project on hold (but do it anyhow).
ReplyDeleteInstead, just politely inquire why you have not yet received your pay for the previous project, pointing out the completion date. If you have any external or internal evidence of anyone officially noticing that completion, you should include it.
It may be a mistake. <chortle>
Don't tell them that you love the school. That's a bad starting position for a negotiation. Be professional and assume that the paperwork got lost by accident, not intentionally. But yeah, move down your To Do list.
ReplyDeleteThe paperwork is stuck in administrative red tape, I know they have it but it isn't beig processed . :(
ReplyDeleteI usually approach these problems by acting like I might have done something wrong. "Oh, I just wanted to make sure you got the paperwork. IS there something else I could do?" I know that this is perhaps a bad move because it makes me look weak*, but it seems to work REALLY well here at Humpshack U.
ReplyDelete*My mentor repeatedly admonishes me to smile less and 'look mean, not weak.' Ugh.
@BlackDog, I always laugh a little bit every time I read "here at Humpshack U..." Cracks me right up. :)
ReplyDelete@BlackDog, you have a mentor? Where do I find one of those?
ReplyDeleteHave you tried crying in the right office? Students try that all the time.
ReplyDeleteTell them you gotta "get the money." Then, by way of explanation, add "dolla dolla bill, y'all!"
ReplyDelete"dolla dolla bill, y'all". hilarious!
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