got paychecks without working, morals ?

[gonelifting]

My wife used to work per diem at a rehab center/nursing home type place for extra money on Saturdays or whenever she could. There were a few locations actually. Wherever they needed her she would work. She averaged around 10 hours/week. It was`nt bad, we were saving for a house bla bla bla.

She finally stopped working at this agency.

About 2 months later she got a check in the mail for $3000+ for 80 hours of work!!! We immediately called the company and they said it was a mistake by accounting. My guess is thy put her on the payroll by accident and she received a biweekly check.

Well, she got another check for the same amount again. I called again. She got a third check to a diect deposit in our checking account. YES, I called again (stupid)

I did`nt want to do anything illegal by cashing the checks, but if I realised the last one was diredt deposit I would have just left it and said "oh I never knew there was an extra $3000 in our checking account" But at that rate who knows how much they would have given us. lol

 

[revexrevex]

Wow tough situation bro. But its not like you did anything illegal, it was THEIR mistake, you just sat in one place and received the checks. On the other hand, you will sleep better at night. Who knows bro

 

[gonelifting]

Wow tough situation bro. But its not like you did anything illegal, it was THEIR mistake, you just sat in one place and received the checks. On the other hand, you will sleep better at night. Who knows bro

Yeah, It`s in the past now, but it was like winning a small scratchoff lottery everytime we got a check. every 2 weeks. lol

 

[ajtomasi]

even if it was their mistake, their fucking lawyers would give you shit.

 

[rsnoble]

I knew the day before we got paid that I was being layed off. So payday comes and there payroll dept. just really fucks up bad. Several peoples checks were shorted, and those with electronic deposits didn't get theirs. The forman asked everyone if there check was ok. MIne and my buddy Jims were more than ok. We each received 27 hours of time&half and had huge paychecks. We said nope, ours is fine. So we put them in the bank, got laid off the next day, and the rest is history. Fuck em.

 

[rsnoble]

btw, neither of us worked any overtime at all.

 

[jerkbox]

depending on how much I like the co. i may or may not have kept them.

at my old job, a coworker once got an extra 4G's in his check....and he told them. they gave him a keychain trinket for being so honest. oh, by the way, they shit on him on a daily basis.

like for instance, he's there every weekend, the guy he trained is now his boss, and so on.

yeah, he's a dumbass.

 

[Parabellum]

If they audit their accouting records they will find out.

 

[white boy]

about 10 yrs ago my credit union deposited an extra $1400 in my account, I withdrew the whole thing then closed my account

it was alot of money to me at the time

 

[tuc biscuit]

just sit on the money and acru interest

 

[vixenbabe]

I guess I was raised different....

I'd return the check(s) in person and explain the situation to the office manager!!

 

[jerkbox]

It's NOT illegal to cash it. Think about it. It's just a private person or company giving you money. You're under no obligation NOT to cash it. And they can't even demand it back. If i give you 20 bucks tomorrow by "accident" -- u don't have to give it back.

The only time it IS illegal is when BANKS fuck up. If they accidentally put in a million dollars, and you go off spending it -- u could get jailtime. Don't ask, but somehow that's illegal.

If someone overpays you -- treat it like a "bonus". You have no obligation to give it back. There's no "paycheck" laws.

-= nav =-

well, if you are salaried, they can just not pay you the next week or whatever....being that they are still fulfilling their obligation to pay you the annual salary you agreed to work for.

i think if the guy i knew who got that 4G check wouldn't have said anything, they would have never noticed, because they are schmucks.

 

[Y_lifter]

The direct deposit messes it up.
You will be working this out for some time but I bet they
will find the issue months from now.

Better to get it resolved before it goes too far..

 

[rsnoble]

It's NOT illegal to cash it. Think about it. It's just a private person or company giving you money. You're under no obligation NOT to cash it. And they can't even demand it back. If i give you 20 bucks tomorrow by "accident" -- u don't have to give it back.

The only time it IS illegal is when BANKS fuck up. If they accidentally put in a million dollars, and you go off spending it -- u could get jailtime. Don't ask, but somehow that's illegal.

If someone overpays you -- treat it like a "bonus". You have no obligation to give it back. There's no "paycheck" laws.

-= nav =-

Your right. However you'd better not be planning on making a career with this company.

What is that thing in your av? A bloodied up bullet boy member with a warick guitar or what?

 

[Lumberg]

I work at an organization I plan to work for for a long, long time. I don't want that coming back to haunt me later when I want to rise to high positions.

 

[rnch]

i would take the money out of your checking account and put it in a separate savings account...........just let it sit for a while and see what happens.

even if it takes them 6 months or longer to find the mistake, you will at least benefit from the interest accrued.

 

[gonelifting]

I can understand where you`re all coming from, but the checks that we were getting were from a company my wife stopped working for. lol

They seemed to have put her on a fulltime payroll at her per diem rate which was $40+ /hour. lol and the checks were coming every 2 weeks!!!

They were direct deposited into our checking account. I called them 3 times to tell them (about 3 different checks). The 3rd time I was really pissed because I did`nt want to have to pay taxes for this income at the end of the year.

After all that, they were`nt even thankful.