Similar Experience

Hey yeah Thomas I had a similar experience with a contract. You see, at the beginning of the year, I was the activities editor at the DEN. I got a measley $120 a MONTH, which I figured out only amounts to about 50 cents an hour. But since I like it, we don't have many specific hours, and everyone is awesome, I don't mind. ANYWAY- When I applied for another position at semester, they had dropped activities all together and added a position called associate campus. It was basically activities only instead of its own beat, campus and associate campus would work more closely. That's how I got so close to April. We were always together, always in there, always doing the same amount of work, and we became good friends. Williams, then ediotr-in-chief, told me I'd receive the same pay. After all, it's the same job. Made sense.
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AFTER I bounced several checks I went into the office and realized that my direct deposit had only been putting in $74 a month, which is the pay any associate received. Once they put associate on my name apparently, I went down the pay scale. I was infuriated. But she showed my my contract, and I had not read it. It plainly said $74.
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LUCKILY Matt and then-managing editor Jenni, went to talk to the office and got them to switch it. They explained the whole situation and Eastern direct deposited $200 something into my account shortly after school ended to catch up. Thank god for that. So I hear ya. EVERYONE CAREFULLY READ YOUR CONTRACTS.