What to do with extra paycheck? (2 Viewers)

[Polish Hammer]

I left my old company in June. They were still sending me checks into July due to commissions, unused vacation days, etc. Then in August I got another check that was a salary check for dates showing in July. I didn't work for them in July so I didn't deposit it. I reached out via email to the person in charge of compensation, let them know about it, and told them to tell me what I should do with it.

Now it is September and I haven't heard anything. The check is still sitting on my nightstand and I don't feel I should deposit a check for time I wasn't employed (even though I put up with enough over my 12 years to warrant it plus much more). However, I feel that at the end of the year, my W-2 is going to reflect that income as will my tax burden...though I didn't actually get the income. (Heck, it was even still charging me for insurance benefits that I didn't utilize at the time.)

What steps should I take here?

 

[AAABatteries]

Send it to me, I'll take care of it.

 

[Polish Hammer]

That didn't take long.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Deposit it. Set it aside in case they ask for it back. Once tax time comes around and you haven't heard anything, enjoy a weekend of hookers and blow.

 

[Jaysus]

hookers and blow

 

[Polish Hammer]

Would it be illegal for me to deposit it?

ETA - I'm sensing a theme here.

 

[Chemical X]

without an exit interview, how the heck can you figure out unpaid vacation, wages, etc. I cash it and go. you tried. if there is an issue, they can contact you.

 

[Dentist]

wipe your butt with it and mail it back.

the hilarity will outweigh the amount most likely.

as an aside, how much is it for?

 

[James Daulton]

Donate it to charity of course. Freaking heathen FBGs.

(or maybe sign up for AshleyMaidson)

 

[Juxtatarot]

Would it be illegal for me to deposit it?

ETA - I'm sensing a theme here.

I can't see how it would be illegal to deposit a check payable to you. However, you may be liable to pay them back.

 

[eoMMan]

Deposit it. Set it aside in case they ask for it back. Once tax time comes around and you haven't heard anything, enjoy a weekend of hookers and blow.

This.

It's not some sort of commission draw, is it?

 

[Polish Hammer]

Not a commission draw, a regular salary check with taxes and benefits taken out.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Are the pay dates actually for dates in July?

Try contacting them again. Then deposit and see what happens. It isn't illegal to deposit a check made out to you. I sure wouldn't spend the bucks, though.

 

[Bucky86]

You're a FBG, so I'm assuming the check's at least in the low to mid 5 figures? If this was truly a mistake, i'd definitely make sure I didn't spend a dime until I got word back in writing that it was correct. No way a company just lets this slide by.

 

[bostonfred]

Blow some hookers.

 

[eoMMan]

Buy kielbasa, Mr. Polish Hammer?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

how good is their accounting department? I've been overpaid a few times (double expense check once, overpaid accrued vacation time the other) and both times did the right thing and offered to pay it back (or in the case of the expense check just have it back) and both times was thanked because "they never would have caught it on their own"

I'd say cash it, set it aside until 2016 and then go for the hookers and blow that the others have suggested

 

[joffer]

It's happened to me twice. They'll come for it.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Terrible advice here. Why spend it on hookers when he can buy a sexbot?

 

[arrow1]

robots

 

[Polish Hammer]

What's the going price for a refurbished sexbot? I don't want to pay full price.

 

[FUBAR]

wipe your butt with it and mail it back.

the hilarity will outweigh the amount most likely.

as an aside, how much is it for?

Anal Papercuts are funny?

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

wipe your butt with it and mail it back.

the hilarity will outweigh the amount most likely.

as an aside, how much is it for?

Anal Papercuts are funny?

Only in Bladerunner

 

[Brony]

wipe your butt with it and mail it back.

the hilarity will outweigh the amount most likely.

as an aside, how much is it for?

Anal Papercuts are funny?

my new FF team name. Thank you.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I live 10 minutes from Pottstown. I'll pick you up and we can head to Valley Forge Casino.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Take it to the track and bet the whole thing on the #5 to show.

 

[jon_mx]

I fail to see the dilemma. Deposit the check already.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Take it to the track and bet the whole thing on the #5 to show.

Is this a west coast thing? Like saying THE 10 freeway?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Take it to the track and bet the whole thing on the #5 to show.

Is this a west coast thing? Like saying THE 10 freeway?

More like a midwestern thing. Like saying THE Ohio State.

 

[BowieMercs]

Open a separate account. Put it there. Leave it there till AFTER you file taxes next April. If they ask for it back, return it make sure its not on your W2. If they dont ask for it back, consider it a gift.

 

[Polish Hammer]

I live 10 minutes from Pottstown. I'll pick you up and we can head to Valley Forge Casino.

Just because I'm now independently wealthy, don't assume I'm buying you a nice steak dinner.

 

[dschuler]

Really comes down to how compentent their accounting department is. Since you already reached out and haven't heard anything, I would say they suck. Deposit the check, set the money aside until 2016, then spend half the money on hookers and put the other half on black at the roulette wheel.

 

[Polish Hammer]

I emailed them again asking if they have an update. Curious to see how long it takes me to get a response. And I wouldn't say they suck so much as they are overworked. It is a large company that is part of a larger company (30,000+ employees) and somethings just slip through the cracks, I guess.

 

[Vanilla Guerrilla]

I emailed them again asking if they have an update. Curious to see how long it takes me to get a response. And I wouldn't say they suck so much as they are overworked. It is a large company that is part of a larger company (30,000+ employees) and somethings just slip through the cracks, I guess.

You're like Milton from Office Space. You should burn down the building.

 

[Soulfly3]

sign the back, send the cheque to me up in canada

Ill give you 75% of the value...

 

[sports_fan]

I'm fairly certain they will continue to ignore you until you actually deposit the check. At which point they will immediately ask for it back.

 

[modogg]

I emailed them again asking if they have an update. Curious to see how long it takes me to get a response. And I wouldn't say they suck so much as they are overworked. It is a large company that is part of a larger company (30,000+ employees) and somethings just slip through the cracks, I guess.

wagering thread

 

[ghostguy123]

This can't be a for real thread

 

[AAABatteries]

What's the going price for a refurbished sexbot? I don't want to pay full price.

Trust me on this, you DO NOT want a used sex robot.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I live 10 minutes from Pottstown. I'll pick you up and we can head to Valley Forge Casino.

Just because I'm now independently wealthy, don't assume I'm buying you a nice steak dinner.

No steak dinner? Can I have your address? I need to send you a clock I made.

 

[James Daulton]

I'm fairly certain they will continue to ignore you until you actually deposit the check. At which point they will immediately ask for it back.

Some cubicle accounting drone will find this through a reconciliation, but probably not for some time. In the meantime, deposit it into some DFS, make millions, then pay it back when they ask.

After that, hookers and blow for all!

 

[Spike]

Keep the emails somewhere handy (in case you need them in the future to prove you tried to act in good faith) and document any phone calls you made (again, in good faith).

It's always easier to document things as they happen as opposed to going back and saying to yourself, "Now what days did I call them???"