<human>: Hey Reddit, I'm not sure what to do.

Basically I received a raise after my employee evaluation 2 pay periods ago. We've been so busy at work, the evaluation was put off for a couple weeks and when we finally sat down and worked everything out, I was promised the difference from my last pay period added to that weeks paycheck. I was very appreciative because it was put off but I felt like it was owed.

That pay comes, I don't get the difference (about 160$ after taxes). I ask what happened, and my Boss said accounting must have screwed up, and we'll put it on your next pay because that way your vacation pay will be added properly. Understandable, things happen, agreed.

Fast forward to today. Get my paycheck, and no back pay. At this point I'm almost panicking... It's only $160.00, but it's owed to me, and I need it. I bring this to my boss, he freaks out and goes to speak to the President. I work for a small company so everyone's very accessible. 

My boss comes down, obviously angry and leaves for lunch. He comes back, with an enveloppe with $120.00 in it, with a note that says "Im sorry it's the best I can do".

What I think happened, is he promised me the back pay and the higher ups denied it. Now he felt he owed it to me, and has paid me out of his own pocket. Can I accept this money? I feel very weird but I am broke... I'm not sure how to handle this. He makes a very good living compared to me, but does that matter? It's HIS money, not the company.

Help.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Boss gave me money out of his own pocket to cover a promise of back pay that was never paid by the company, don't know if I should accept it.