Retro/bonus
12-16-2015, 05:13 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by VSTOLG4
The retro as a "whole" number looks pretty good on paper...not great but pretty good. By the time you chop it into 3 payments, add it to your paycheck and subtract your withholdings your left feeling a little bit meh. Money is still money but the "whole" number looked a lot more substantial.
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12-16-2015, 07:07 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by VSTOLG4
The retro as a "whole" number looks pretty good on paper...not great but pretty good. By the time you chop it into 3 payments, add it to your paycheck and subtract your withholdings your left feeling a little bit meh. Money is still money but the "whole" number looked a lot more substantial.
Maybe next contract our NC will find a way to make each one of us a tax free charity. For all the misery I'm reading about from guys who are suffering with their horrible pay and benefits at FedEx, I'm sure there has to be some way to turn us into one of those late night infomercials with the sad music, tired sounding celebrity voice, and a destitute looking FedEx pilot holding up his measly after tax, signing bonus check.
"Won't you help this poor man out? His income level puts him at a tax rate that is bleeding him dry. Just look at what's left of his bonus check. How is he still feeding his family?!? Your contribution of a few dollars, or a warm blanket will change his life forever. Will you help?"
12-16-2015, 07:15 AM
#14
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Originally Posted by BlackKnight
I got paid both. Maybe you were like me and it seemed low. Then I remembered I live in the US and Virginia and I pay 28% in taxes overall...
I logged on to ADP I-PAY and looked at my pay stub. It was all there. You know how to do that, right?
I logged on to ADP I-PAY and looked at my pay stub. It was all there. You know how to do that, right?
12-16-2015, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Rock
I get that same feeling about every two weeks when I look at my gross pay and compare it to what actually shows up in my bank account.
Maybe next contract our NC will find a way to make each one of us a tax free charity. For all the misery I'm reading about from guys who are suffering with their horrible pay and benefits at FedEx, I'm sure there has to be some way to turn us into one of those late night infomercials with the sad music, tired sounding celebrity voice, and a destitute looking FedEx pilot holding up his measly after tax, signing bonus check.
"Won't you help this poor man out? His income level puts him at a tax rate that is bleeding him dry. Just look at what's left of his bonus check. How is he still feeding his family?!? Your contribution of a few dollars, or a warm blanket will change his life forever. Will you help?"
Maybe next contract our NC will find a way to make each one of us a tax free charity. For all the misery I'm reading about from guys who are suffering with their horrible pay and benefits at FedEx, I'm sure there has to be some way to turn us into one of those late night infomercials with the sad music, tired sounding celebrity voice, and a destitute looking FedEx pilot holding up his measly after tax, signing bonus check.
"Won't you help this poor man out? His income level puts him at a tax rate that is bleeding him dry. Just look at what's left of his bonus check. How is he still feeding his family?!? Your contribution of a few dollars, or a warm blanket will change his life forever. Will you help?"
I'm never going to feel guilty, nor do I think any of us should, for the money we make. Nice try though.
12-16-2015, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackKnight
I'm never going to feel guilty, nor do I think any of us should, for the money we make. Nice try though.
12-16-2015, 10:06 AM
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As long as we're b*tching and whining ...
... about the checks we received as "back pay."
When you go on Long Term Disability the Company continues to pay your benefits (at their cost) for 90 days. The program assumes that you're coming back one day. When you return to work, the company takes their many back over a 12 month time period. Quite frankly, I thought that was a rather nice gesture.
"If" you receive any sort of bonus they take their money back from that income. So ... I know I owe them money but for those of you that think taxes took a big bite out of your "bonus," it could be worse.
Happy Holidays everyone!
When you go on Long Term Disability the Company continues to pay your benefits (at their cost) for 90 days. The program assumes that you're coming back one day. When you return to work, the company takes their many back over a 12 month time period. Quite frankly, I thought that was a rather nice gesture.
"If" you receive any sort of bonus they take their money back from that income. So ... I know I owe them money but for those of you that think taxes took a big bite out of your "bonus," it could be worse.
Happy Holidays everyone!
