Was my boss trying to stiff me after quitting?

[red324]

I remember years ago my boss said I wasn't getting paid anymore after I quit. My argument was but I worked for 2 weeks without pay when I first started. If I remember right the pay period was a week, maybe two behind. Now I'm like great guess I worked for free for the first two weeks. Luckily they paid a company to handle payroll so I got my paycheck on the normal date, then one more two weeks after i left. I kind of always wondered if maybe they didn't bother telling the payroll service, but I'm 90 percent sure they told me when I started I would get that money paid after I left. Opinions?

[Oliverlogan263]

Yo that's messed up man. Sounds like your boss was tryna pull a fast one on you! Working a couple weeks without pay first is one thing, but not paying you for time you already put in after you quit is some bullshit.

I'd definitely be suspicious they were tryna just pocket that money themselves if the payroll company didn't find out. No way they "forgot" to put you on the schedule for your last pay period. Bosses love tryna screw you over when you leave too so they save a buck.

Luckily the payroll dudes came through and paid you what you were owed. But I wouldn't put it past your boss to try and swindle you like that if they could've got away with it. Always gotta watch out for yourself when it comes to money, can't trust bosses as far as you can throw em! At least you got paid in the end, but fuck that guy for tryna stiff you like that. Glad you caught em slippin!

[red324]

I could be misunderstanding, but I've heard your first check is delayed on a new job. Makes me wonder if you work for 10 years, that one week without pay would be forgotten come quitting time.

[Oliverlogan263]

You know what dude, that's actually a really good point. I didn't think about that, but I've definitely heard of new jobs holding your first paycheck for a pay period sometimes.

So it totally could've just been standard procedure at that job to delay the first pay, not anything sketchy on the boss's part. And you're right, after working there for years like 10 years, no one would even remember or care about that one week way back when you started.

I'm probably giving the boss too much flak now that I think about it more. As long as you got paid everything you were owed in the end, that's all that really matters. Thanks for the different perspective - it makes a lot more sense if it was just their normal pay schedule doing its thing. Live and learn, right bro? At least it all worked out!

[DryGermanGuy]

The whole business world in the United States is full with bullshit clauses, traps and tricks to con customers, employees and the authorities out of money. It's ridiculous.

[red324]

I don't think he was trying to con me, but just didn't understand what I was saying, he kind of cut me off mid sentence

[red324]

I'm just glad they had a payroll service that did all that and kept it online

[red324]

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