Supervisor says contract expires on one date but said it was 2 years from the date i signed contract.?

Question

I took a sign on bonus with a major retail pharmacy corporation 2 years ago. My hire date was 9/9/06 and the date I signed the contract was actually 9/7/06. I turned in my notice to be effective on my 2 year anniversary date of 9/9/08 and now they are telling me I have to work 2 years from the date I signed the contract and they have it as 9/30/06. That is BS because I have a copy of the contract I signed. Please if anyone knows anything about contracts, etc. or what I can do please let me know. I am ready to leave this job. I think I have fulfilled my contract.

Answer 1

Do you have a COPY - as in, Xerox copy or carbon paper copy - or do you have the contract with an original signature?  Might make a difference what you have if your piece of paper has one date and their piece of paper has a different date.

Make a copy of your contract and enclose a letter that says you signed on 9/7/06, you started work on 9/9/06, your anniversary date is 9/9, and your last day will be your two year anniversary date of 9/9/08, as per the enclosed contract.  Send it to them CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED.  Keep copies of the letter with a copy of the contract and attach all the receipts from the post office.  Now you have proof you mailed it, and you will get a postcard proving they received it.

If there is no mention of September 30 on your copy of the contract, go back one more time and make certain there are no empty spaces anywhere that they could have filled in with the Sept. 30 date on THEIR copy.

Here's a trick I learned at one of my first accounting jobs:  ALWAYS sign and date contracts with a BLUE ballpoint pen.  If there are carbon papers between copies, take your blue pen and initial and date each carbon copy in a corner somewhere.  If someone gives you one copy of a contract and says "Here, sign this and I"ll photocopy it" tell them you want it photocopied FIRST so that both your copy and their copy has original signatures.

The blue ink pen prevents someone from handing you a photocopy and trying to pass it off as an original.  If you don't see your signature in blue ink, you will immediately know you're dealing with a copy that someone else made ... and copies can be altered very easily.

Answer 2

Unless you have a serious need to leave by the 9th, it would probably be a lot less hassle to work 3 more weeks.

Answer 3

2 years from date of hire.

Leave as you want after that.