It was only 200 bucks more than usual. Do you think not mentioning it would be grounds for termination?

3/16/2010 10:21:39 PM

Yes

3/16/2010 10:22:51 PM

3/16/2010 10:23:28 PM

If anyone asks, just tell 'em you passed Go. THEY CANT PROVE NOTHIN

3/16/2010 10:30:03 PM

is it a direct deposit, or do you get a physical check


if direct deposit i wouldn't mention it...if they catch it just say you didn't know about it

although you've told the entire internet about it now

[Edited on March 16, 2010 at 10:54 PM. Reason : but i'd tell them were it me]

3/16/2010 10:46:15 PM

Mentioning it would be grounds for termination of your balls.
Go buy something cool.

3/16/2010 10:54:24 PM

if it's an automated payroll system, it will be caught via audit, and it will be rectified.

3/16/2010 10:56:04 PM

exactly - make sure you don't spend the money or else you will be overdrafted when they remove it from your acct.

3/16/2010 10:58:27 PM

I once recieved double the amount I should have for travel. I reported it and it really seemed to upset the accounting folks. I'd go ahead and tell them.

3/16/2010 11:05:04 PM

they'll get theirs.

they always get theirs.

3/16/2010 11:05:08 PM

It was a check, not direct deposit. I'm fully prepared to give it back, but they have to ask.

3/17/2010 12:43:26 AM

That's the spirit!

3/17/2010 12:49:04 AM

this will not end well..

3/17/2010 1:15:53 AM

MisterGreen wins.

3/17/2010 1:16:49 AM

^
I was going for that in the title.

3/17/2010 1:29:49 AM

Grounds for termination because of the paycheck? No.
Grounds for termination because of the paycheck + something else? Maybe.
Probably something you should mention if you want to remain on favorable terms with your employer? Yes.

If something is screwball, ask about it. Sometimes it will be error in your favor, sometimes it will be correct in your favor, sometimes it won't. Don't assume you have the money right now until you verify it is in your favor.

(True story: When I showed up to close on my house, I only owed 1% (closing costs). I said ... ummm ... shouldn't it be 10%, you miss a percentage sign somewhere? They gave a fairly detailed explanation which made sense, and boiled down to the 1% was correct. Still, ASK first).

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 6:47 AM. Reason : .]

3/17/2010 6:47:08 AM

I'd take it and run away to Mexico.

3/17/2010 7:47:39 AM

pay raise or bonus?

3/17/2010 8:17:43 AM

Quote :

"exactly - make sure you don't spend the money or else you will be overdrafted when they remove it from your acct."

I wouldnt spend it either, but overdrafting shouldnt be a problem unless you keep your checking account balance razor thin...

3/17/2010 8:29:57 AM

This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue

3/17/2010 8:32:33 AM

A couple weeks ago my commission check was $350 to high. I figured it would be best to tell my boss rather than spending it, because I didn't want to spend it only to have to pay it back. I told my boss and he told me to just keep it.

So I suggest telling them.

3/17/2010 9:06:09 AM

Payroll errors at my husband's workplace have always been caught on their own and then corrected in a following paycheck. Don't be surprised when you get a paycheck later on that is $200 less than what you expected.

It happens occasionally at his job and no one that we know of has ever been fired over not mentioning it.

3/17/2010 9:12:18 AM

I learned this the hard way. I quit a job and was only due 1 final weeks pay. I got that, and then 2 weeks later had another check direct deposited. Like a dumbass I spent it, and the next week they reversed the deposit. My checking account was like $600 overdrawn. Dumb move on my part.

3/17/2010 9:19:05 AM

After my coop ended I kept receiving regular deposits for MONTHS. Even after I let HR know it kept happening.... we're talking many thousands of dollars

I still wonder when they would have caught it, if ever, if I hadn't told them repeatedly.

3/17/2010 9:22:25 AM

Better safe than sorry dude. I've had that happen a few times before and it turned out to be a bonus or a monetary award that my boss just hadn't had time to tell me about.

3/17/2010 9:25:22 AM

I had this happen in one of my Merrill Lynch stock accounts. Somehow last month there was a 6000 dollar deposit. It wasn't me and there was no other information other than the deposit date. I can only imagine it will be rectified on its own next month, but part of me wanted to pull everything out while i had the chance

3/17/2010 9:33:16 AM

I've always treated these like when you get back an incorrectly graded test.

Don't say anything if it helps you, bitch and moan if it hurts you.

So far, so good.

3/17/2010 9:39:14 AM

If $200 accidentally fell out of your boss's pocket onto your couch or in your car, what would you do?

3/17/2010 9:42:59 AM

companies don't fool with money. ask yourself, is this worth losing your job over?

3/17/2010 9:53:24 AM

^ not to mention, your boss will probably be HIGHLY impressed by your honesty. and that can go a long way should your company ever decide to make cutbacks.

3/17/2010 10:12:42 AM

^I seriously doubt he will give a shit about the honesty, but you definitely report it. A co-worker of mine said nothing for about 10 months and they caught onto it at the end of the year. He went to his bank account to find that $1200 had been removed from his account.

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 12:42 PM. Reason : :]

3/17/2010 12:41:43 PM

He said it was a check. There is no possibility for them to take it out of his bank account if he doesnt do direct deposit. There is the possibility of them correcting it on a future paycheck, however.

Its $200. Its not worth the worry. Just tell them.

3/17/2010 12:46:47 PM

It amazes me every time these threads come up that there's even a question about what you should do.

3/17/2010 1:03:28 PM

This guy I used to work with once received a raise when he moved into a new position. After they upped his pay they accidentally put in the annual salary as his hourly rate. His paycheck that period was over $1M. He called payroll a few times and they finally took the money back, only to do the same thing again the next pay period.

3/17/2010 2:53:15 PM

Hey guys

Should I steal or not

3/17/2010 2:55:39 PM

^^ That's when you withdraw and move to Bali.

3/17/2010 3:01:52 PM

^^

Haha, exactly. Well I've already spent the money on a retractable awning and an Emery Cat.

3/17/2010 6:39:56 PM

Quote :

"This guy I used to work with once received a raise when he moved into a new position. After they upped his pay they accidentally put in the annual salary as his hourly rate. His paycheck that period was over $1M. He called payroll a few times and they finally took the money back, only to do the same thing again the next pay period."

lol

3/17/2010 9:49:07 PM

ahahaha

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 9:52 PM. Reason : was it a real check or direct deposit? because a $1M deposit would be hilarious]

3/17/2010 9:52:36 PM

If it were direct deposit, depending on how long it took them to catch the error, who would get to keep the interest? That could have easily been 100 bucks a day.

3/17/2010 9:58:30 PM

you people fail at ethics

3/18/2010 12:46:18 AM

But we're great at math!

3/18/2010 1:06:01 AM

Is this like a $10/hr job? If so and you think the $200 is worth more than the job, then wait for them to find their error. If not and you value this job, give it back and trick your boss into thinking you actually have some integrity.

3/18/2010 8:26:00 AM

Quote :

"annual salary as his hourly rate"

So he was a salaried employee paid by the hour...?

3/18/2010 9:10:47 AM

he was paid $40K or whatever an hour instead of a year.. dur

3/18/2010 10:23:45 AM

That's fucking awesome.j

3/18/2010 11:43:09 AM

Quote :

"he was paid $40K or whatever an hour instead of a year.. dur"

No shit

But most salaried employees don't have an hourly rate

dur

3/18/2010 11:50:03 AM

I'm a salaried employee (and we do hire contract hourly employees as well so there is a distinction) but I technically get paid by the hour. Basically all that means is I get paid extra/OT for hours worked beyond the 40 hours a week my salary number is based on which is sweet.

Depends on the industry.

[Edited on March 18, 2010 at 11:57 AM. Reason : ]

3/18/2010 11:52:20 AM

How is this even a thread? Good people would've already talked to HR or whoever to figure out what happened...

3/18/2010 12:07:51 PM

set em up

3/18/2010 12:08:28 PM