Wait...do you work here?

So there hasn't been as many awkward situations with my job as I initially thought. I was just starting to feel like I had a purpose, now that I actually had duties/responsibilities. I still hadn't received a "folder" in which I thought would be the basic information required to pay me, so I decided to see if a week and a half was enough time to put this so-called folder together.

As I go into the folder man's office (note: this is the same guy who welcomed me to the team so graciously), I ask him if he has a folder for me, to which he replies no. Apparently someone has to get it and they are gone (why he can't get it himself...I don't know). I go on to ask about my time sheets because I have no idea how that works and I'd like to get paid since that's why I'm here.

"Oh you're on paid staff?" He retorts. "You're not working for exchange?"
I pause...wondering what type of time exchange would be worth staying here and not getting paid...especially as I am preparing for no tests.
"Ummm...no, I believe I supposed to be paid" I reply.
"So you're not working for free tutoring?" He presses.
"No....."

He then goes on to see if I have talked to the administrative assistant and scolds me for not going to see her in the first place. I suppress my initial reaction to ask how could I have known this information magically and instead ask how I can get in contact with her. Thankfully everything is close and I meet with her within a couple minutes.

The administrative assistant, however, also seems baffled that I am a paid staff member and lets me know that she will have to "double check" this new-found information before she can give me any forms. That's understandable, but I begin to ponder the countless wasted hours I've spent here just for some form of payment and seriously consider if I should cut my losses and just go. No...I've come this far.

I really hope after today that it can be confirmed that I work here and work for money and not some sort of barter system. I'll keep you posted and apparently I'll still keep doing my duties with or without pay since its the most human interaction I've been getting these days.