My employer over paid me thousands of dollars

afterburnt
afterburnt Posts: 7,892
edited September 2017 in The Clubhouse
They screwed up and I didn't catch it so now they want the money back. What can I do short of bugging out to Mexico?
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  • TNTsTunes
    TNTsTunes Posts: 751
    Go to Canada instead. :)

    You could find some company letterhead and write up a letter about the bonus they gave you. Then just tell them no mistake was made.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    Did you pay taxes on it?
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    It's no worse than having spoilage in production... It's the company's loss, and that's how it should be treated. This isn't your fault or problem, it's theirs, and unless they did it company wide, it's a drop in the bucket for them.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Donate it.
    You'll feel better and will teach your employer a valuable lesson.

    Then take advantage of the writeoff ;)
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,146
    This shouldn't even be a question as that money does not belong to you. Honesty is the best policy.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    Do you have a government job...or as a contractor?...
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  • Kurt300
    Kurt300 Posts: 302
    "I didn't catch it..." If you can make a good case that there was no reasonable way you should have known, it's possible you could convince them to not have to repay what you have already been overpaid. It is up to you to make that case. Please only do so if it is true. Otherwise, you are going to have to bite the bullet (and should have, sooner).
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Send the money back through Paypal and charge the 3% transaction fee...
    No "friends and family" for your employer.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,776
    Would you have caught it if it was short?
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    VR3 wrote: »
    Would you have caught it if it was short?

    Nope, that's why it took so long. I have everything on auto pilot. I look to make sure everyone I owe gets paid except me.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    la2vegas wrote: »
    You can pay back the money if it wasn't rightfully yours. That's what honest people do.

    Golly gee whilikers, an honest Raider fan, say it ain't so.

    PS that was joke too.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Jstas wrote: »
    Did you pay taxes on it?

    Yes I did. I want to know how to make them fix their f up so I don't have to do all of the leg work. It is pretty complicated, if it were not for cash flow issues I would tell them to just keep my pay checks until they got it all back, but I would not be surprised if they screwed that up too.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    edited September 2017
    They should have to take it back a little at a time as it was paid out to me. But that's not how they are talking, lemme see if I can charm them or throw some voodoo on them.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    Tell them you deserve a raise and to make it retroactive.
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  • teamjhertz
    teamjhertz Posts: 361
    edited September 2017
    I process commissions for my company and if an overpayment occurs we typically split the amount between 2-3 paychecks but we have the employee sign a repayment agreement to acknowledge they were overpaid
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    Have them take it back out at the same rate they paid out. That's fair
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    You should absolutely always post these kind of scenarios on internet forums where legal forensics teams can access the information. That's the way you should roll!
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    They will catch it in their next payroll audit and come at you for it. Best thing to do is admit you caught their mistake and make reparations. Always turns out to suck.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,838
    Your fault, their fault, my fault, nobody's fault, this is written in stone:
    You will have to pay it back.
    Period.
    NOTE: see the above.

    No getting around it.
    The time period that you have to pay it back may be negotiable, but please understand, you WILL be paying it back.

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Wow, I am not trying to get out of paying it back I am just trying to find out if I have any recourse to keep them from taking it all at once. Forensics? oh the drama, the dram, the drama...

    Mikey all parties are fully aware of the error.

    I was the one that brought it to their attention.
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    afterburnt wrote: »
    Wow, I am not trying to get out of paying it back I am just trying to find out if I have any recourse to keep them from taking it all at once. Forensics? oh the drama, the dram, the drama...

    Mikey all parties are fully aware of the error.

    I was the one that brought it to their attention.

    WTF, WTF, Well I guess that makes you an idiot. :blush: Didn't your mom ever tell you sometimes it's best to keep your mouth shut! :smiley: JK.

    If there a half decent company you should be able to work out a payment plan.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    FestYboy wrote: »
    It's no worse than having spoilage in production... It's the company's loss, and that's how it should be treated. This isn't your fault or problem, it's theirs, and unless they did it company wide, it's a drop in the bucket for them.

    Thats terrible advice
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    edited September 2017
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They should have to take it back a little at a time as it was paid out to me. But that's not how they are talking, lemme see if I can charm them or throw some voodoo on them.

    I agree with this, If they gave you an extra $100 a check that is how it should go back. Driving an employee homeless by trying to take back their error is wrong. Now if you worked for the jokers I do they would send you to collections or something.

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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    Holy ****! Why is this so difficult? Did you spend it already? Give it back!
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    The first thing I would do is sit down with somebody at the company, and have them explain the error, as well as show you the extra paid out on each paycheck.

    Then, depending on the amount and your financial; have it deducted from your paycheck over a period. This way the taxes will also be subtracted from uncle sam's cut.

    It shouldn't be that difficult to come to some type of agreement.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    $78!
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    Could be mistaken, but I don't think I've ever seen Lightman splurge that much on anything.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    rpf65 wrote: »
    Could be mistaken, but I don't think I've ever seen Lightman splurge that much on anything.

    I've got $28k cash in one side bin of my bucket truck.
    $100!!
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,240
    If a big company, just tell 'em you already spent it all on stereo stuff and it's too late to return it. I'm sure they'll understand.

    On the other hand, this makes it easy to explain to your difficult mail order brides why they have to go back (Even if you get to keep the money, this is still a good plan)
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Holy ****! Why is this so difficult? Did you spend it already? Give it back!

    Holy ****! if it was paid a little at a time over many months do you think is just piling up in a corner?
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