So, we’ve all heard this statement before “your check’s in the mail,” right? Well, it happened to me on October 7, 2025, with a title company that I had never work for before. So after doing my due diligence and reviews checks, I decided to accept the assignment. After I completed the signings assignment, the rep said my payment would be sent on October 10, 2025. Around October 20th, I started to get worried, sent out an email that I haven’t receive the check, maybe a replacement should be reissued. Representative stated, the check was mailed out on October 10th and they only do stopped payment after 30 days. So now it would be another 10 days to wait for payment. On October 22nd, I got a message saying, “Just letting you know I found your check envelope! It was stuck behind a drawer. I’m dropping it in the mail now. Wanted to let you know and sorry for the delay.” I thought that was pretty cool of them to update me. Haven’t gotten the check yet, but things seem good!
In my former professional life, I heard EVERY excuse known to man or beast, starting with “my dog ate it” to “stuck behind a drawer” and, “it got lost in my car / girlfriend’s apartment / blew into the pool drain-skimmer / buddy stole it / fell into the loo” 
. I would suggest that when it comes to handling legitimate checks, such things rarely happen. Responsible accounts payable clerks take their jobs seriously (unless you piss them off) and process their work carefully and with respect. They know that, if they don’t, they won’t be around long.
Signing services that pay late/very late/never are the dregs of this business and, unfortunately, the notary suffers. I don’t tolerate late/no pays very long and my track record of collected payment is enviable. If y’all want to collect what is due you, stay on top of the slower pays (respectfully, of course) and increase your efforts the longer you have to wait. It’s just common sense in business. I’ve whittled my signing services down to about 25 that I can really rely on for all the things they do, including payment, and I have more work than I can handle (last Friday was my busiest day in 5 years!!). I take care of them and they take care of me. Simple as that. So, cultivate your SS relationships, do what they ask and what you agree upon, get your work done correctly and on time and you’ll be fine.
Things do happen, and I’m glad they fessed up - that’s someone to work with again. Everyone makes mistakes and it’s refreshing when they own it.
The way that US Post Office is these days, anything is possible as far as the check not arriving when they say it will. It was wise of you to let them know after 10 days, though. Something was definitely off. Either they were lying to you about their intent to mail it, the Post Office screwed up or they accidentally never mailed it. Fortunately for you, it was behind Door Number 3. That was the easiest option to have corrected.
@steves11 Yes, it is true that the US Postal Service can be quite unpredictable at times, and I am definitely taking a cautious approach by closely monitoring the current situation regarding this check. Furthermore, I want to emphasize that I have maintained a consistently diplomatic and professional demeanor when communicating with this company throughout this entire process. It’s my hope that the check does arrive as promised. I had past experience with a non-paying company that communicated numerous false promises that payment will be sent, but was never made. As I have been burned once in the past ten years and understand that theft is a problem for all types of businesses. We all must stay vigilant and keep all of our colleagues aware of non-paying companies.
It’s so important to not get emotional with services.
My last job I learned to save draft emails until the end of the day if I wrote them when upset. Kept me from getting fired many times.
Excellent Plan 
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