Originally Posted by
Turbo1
…..Been too many years since the incident. I thought my check was light so I brought it to the attention of payroll on the phone and she proceeded to rattle off why it was what it was and then she got silent for a minute followed by a “can I call you right back?” I was told there was an error and I was owed 5k. I was delivered a check shortly at the Holiday Inn and we got to talking. I asked had I not said anything would the error have been found and I was told no, probably not. You can bet your ass that if the error was in the company’s favor they would beat down your door for a refund. THERE ARE NO CHECKS AND BALANCES HERE. Absolutely criminal.
Having been overpaid at a previous company, the most like scenario is they would simply extract it via the same mechanism that is used for direct deposit.
Courtesy email. If you're fortunate.