Getting status from object returns different value compared to var_dump

Question

I have this piece of code:

public function getAllOpenOrders() {
     $collection = Mage::getResourceModel('sales/order_item_collection');
                $collection->getSelect()->join( array('orders'=> sales_flat_order), 'orders.entity_id = main_table.order_id', array('orders.status'));
                $collection->addAttributeToFilter('orders.status',
                    array( 
                        array('eq' => 'pending'),
                        array('eq' => 'processing'),
                    )
                );
}

When I var_dump the first object in a foreach loop is see the object has the following data.

["status"]=> string(7) "pending"

But when I do echo $object->getStatus(); it returns a different value. It returns Ordered when I echo and string(7) "Ordered" when I var_dump it.

What am I missing, or what am I doing wrong?

EDIT:

The foreach loop in my template file

<?php $orders = $this->getAllOpenOrders(); ?>

<?php foreach($orders as $order): ?>
     <?php var_dump($order->getStatus()); ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>

Answer 1

This is because getStatus() of order items (this is what your collection returns!) is an actual method and not a magic getter:

public function getStatus()
{
    return $this->getStatusName($this->getStatusId());
}