#but now I get an email about how they've been 'struggling' for the last several days to accomodate my situation

[marzipanandminutiae]

Marzi how do you not die of frustration dealing with the most self important people on the planet flocking to your posts

In this case? By being secure in the knowledge that I'm right.

Also, you know, I'm dealing with my new landlady being passive-aggressive about furniture she offered to move out of the room I'm renting, due to the whole "nobody told me it was rented furnished until three days ago and I already bought furniture from FB marketplace" situation.

[thewomanwhobloggedlikeaman]

Every time I think my workplace can't possibly make a more unhinged HR decision than the last one, they somehow manage to prove me wrong!!!

Let me weave you a tale...

Workplace: We are struggling financially so we are putting a freeze on raises & bonuses

Me: Ok... [has my annual review, discusses a possible pay increase amount with my wonderful boss since raises will be paid out retroactively once the freeze is lifted. WonderfulBoss and I both acknowledge that the whole situation is a bit of a crapshoot due to the freeze and because this is her first review cycle since starting at the company]

Workplace: We are lifting the freeze! Stay tuned for more information on [very specific date]

[Very specific date passes]

Me: Uh...hey HR! Do you have that info?

HR: Ugh FINE. Here is a specific schedule of when raises will be paid out

Me: Hey WonderfulBoss! Now that they've shared the schedule for paying out raises, do you know when we'll find out how much of an increase we're getting?

WonderfulBoss: Probably the month before your raise is due to be paid

Me: Got it! [internally: 🙃☹️ since my group is not getting our raises paid out for several months]

[several months go by with no info from HR]

WonderfulBoss after I ask for updates during our quarterly check-in: They are running a little bit behind with the schedule, they just finished with [group before mine]

Me: Cool! [internally losing it since I still don't know the amount of my raise]

CEO during all-staff meeting: Here's an update on the payment schedule. [my group] will be getting paid out next month.

Me: Cool!

Me the next day: [Checking the employee portal where all my insurance/tax/direct deposit info is just in case they've updated my salary because I'M GENUINELY CLIMBING THE WALLS AT THIS POINT and see that my salary has been bumped up a wee smidge, but way less than the amount my boss and I talked about] Huh....weird given that they just said my group wouldn't be addressed until next month.... well I get paid in a couple days so we'll see what happens I guess?

Me the day after that: [Gets direct deposit notification] OOH let's see whether my paycheck is the same or if they've given me my raise & backpay early, at a way lower amount than I asked for.

[Direct deposit is for the adjusted amount that I saw in the portal but with no backpay????]

End scene!

Literally WHAT ARE THEY DOING? I have never in my life negotiated for a raise and then not been told face to face in a meeting what the final amount would be. But apparently HR's clown behavior knows no bounds so who knows????

I feel like one of a couple scenarios might be going on:

A) Someone screwed up when making updates for this month in payroll and it's a complete mistake from top to bottom.

B) Without letting anyone know, they decided to adjust the salaries of some folks in my group a month early, but are still planning to pay out the backpay as scheduled.

C) Also without letting anyone know, they decided to randomly give everyone in the company cost of living adjustments as part of/in addition to any merit-based increases.

I'm guessing it's A and that I will see a mea culpa email in my inbox on Monday morning. But who knows!!!