So my company accidentally deposited two paychecks into my account

[KansasForever]

I work for a certain well-known Lawrence business empire.  Last week they dropped two paychecks into my account.  Because I am well-acquainted with the, ah, "personal styles" of the people in charge, after some serious thought I decided it would be worth my while to at least mention it to the payroll lady yesterday. 

She told me that one of the checks had been voided and everything should be fine now.  I'm not sure how you void a check that is already deposited into someone else's account, and I mentioned this.  But I was assured that everything is now fine.

I looked today and I still have two big fat paychecks sitting in my bank.  After much soul-searching I called her back and let her know that indeed I was still sitting on two of them.  She was like, "oh my" and now she is checking it out with my bank.

So now a whole gamut of possibilities is open to me, however I decide to handle this.  I mean I've got to think that once it's in my account it's legally mine.  At the same time, I wasn't born yesterday and realize the repercussions of willfully keeping a ****load of money from my employer that I wasn't supposed to get when I still work there. 

Oh, decisions, decisions. 

[steve dave]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

[KansasForever]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

That's the problem . . . I can't really keep it because I know I'll spend it inadvertently.  Maybe put it into a savings account and write down the number? 

Unfortunately, my company is absolutely ruthless.  A lot of their property tends to mysteriously "catch on fire" when the financial situation is favorable.  I've never figured out exactly how you recruit for one of those things though.

[LimestoneOutcropping]

"Lawrence business empire"

T. Brew Pickens??  Does the empire have a salad bar?

[steve dave]

Ahh, yeah.  My second suggestion is put it all on black.  

[KansasForever]

Yeah, it's sort of like working for the mob.  I was half expecting a week or two from now a giant shipment of contraband to show up in my garage for "safekeeping".

So I'm not sure whether my actions of bringing the snafu up to payroll were more along the lines of self-sacrifice or self-preservation.

[Chingon]

Exchange it into gold and flee the country.

Live in Ecuador like a king.

[steve dave]

Exchange it into gold and flee the country.

Live in Ecuador like a king.

LOL

[pissclams]

it's not yours even if it is in your account and you could go to jail if you spent it and weren't able to repay.  so.  spend it and not be able to repay, then write songs from prison and be like Johnny Cash Jr.   

[KansasForever]

Update:

Payroll lady confirmed that there is indeed a whole paycheck in my account that wasn't supposed to be there.  The only way for them to get the money back is for me to cut them a check back for it. 

The funny part is she was acting like they wouldn't be able to take care of my taxes and all that crap without it, but I got that stuff in the mail from them a few days ago.  Then she was like, "If you hadn't called, we might not have noticed . . . . uh, for a while."

So they keep trying to drop veiled threats that I need to pay it back, and they are all baloney.  Nevermind that if I brought it up twice in the first place when they missed it entirely, I must be interested in sorting it out.  Just the same, I don't want my house to burn down, so I'm going to follow through. 

[steve dave]

Sounds like they are laundering money through rubes (you).

[KansasForever]

Sounds like they are laundering money through rubes (you).

As long as I don't get recruited for midnight urban redevelopment. 

[Rick Daris]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

My bro in law (recently out of college) got laid off a couple of months ago. His severance package should have been something like twenty thousand paid to him over three or four months and instead is twice that. This ^ is what he's doing. Big company...doubt they notice.

[LimestoneOutcropping]

Sounds like they are laundering money through rubes (you).

If you are trying to figure out who the mark is at the table, it's you.

[Brock Landers]

I work for a certain well-known Lawrence business empire.  Last week they dropped two paychecks into my account.  Because I am well-acquainted with the, ah, "personal styles" of the people in charge, after some serious thought I decided it would be worth my while to at least mention it to the payroll lady yesterday. 

So First Management then, huh?  Are you the Basketball Mother Liaison or something like that?

[Saulbadguy]

Schedule a meeting with the payroll lady.  Say you are willing to offer an amount of money that you will disclose by writing it on a piece of paper and sliding it to her over the desk.  Make it 50% less than the amount you owe.  She will balk, but if you continue with this style of negotiation she may eventually fold.

[Chingon]

Schedule a meeting with the payroll lady.  Say you are willing to offer an amount of money that you will disclose by writing it on a piece of paper and sliding it to her over the desk.  Make it 50% less than the amount you owe.  She will balk, but if you continue with this style of negotiation she may eventually fold.

Be easier to kill the payroll lady.  Plant some angel dust on her, a yellow and black cross, and you'll be good to go.

[pissclams]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

My bro in law (recently out of college) got laid off a couple of months ago. His severance package should have been something like twenty thousand paid to him over three or four months and instead is twice that. This ^ is what he's doing. Big company...doubt they notice.

your recently out of college bro in law's old company has a very nice severance plan.  the standard for fortune 50 companies is like a month's pay plus 2 weeks pay for every year worked.

[PCR]

Just heard a story in the news today about a couple who accidentally had $175,000 deposited in their account.  They quit their jobs and moved to Florida.  Now they are in jail, because it's illegal to spend it. 

[FBWillie]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

My bro in law (recently out of college) got laid off a couple of months ago. His severance package should have been something like twenty thousand paid to him over three or four months and instead is twice that. This ^ is what he's doing. Big company...doubt they notice.

your recently out of college bro in law's old company has a very nice severance plan.  the standard for fortune 50 companies is like a month's pay plus 2 weeks pay for every year worked.

Co-workers wife used to work at Koch... She got laid off / fired for no reason and got an entire year's worth of salary as severance. I don't know the specifics but after the initial shock of losing her job wore off, they were ecstatic.

[PCR]

A major computer company in Wichita is about to let go about 100 people Thursday.  It's become an annual tradition there.

[Rick Daris]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

My bro in law (recently out of college) got laid off a couple of months ago. His severance package should have been something like twenty thousand paid to him over three or four months and instead is twice that. This ^ is what he's doing. Big company...doubt they notice.

your recently out of college bro in law's old company has a very nice severance plan.  the standard for fortune 50 companies is like a month's pay plus 2 weeks pay for every year worked.

agreed. the whole story including length (or lack of) of time employed by the company make the story even better but prob shouldn't tell it over the interweb. also the second time he's been laid off in the last year.

[Kat Kid]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

My bro in law (recently out of college) got laid off a couple of months ago. His severance package should have been something like twenty thousand paid to him over three or four months and instead is twice that. This ^ is what he's doing. Big company...doubt they notice.

your recently out of college bro in law's old company has a very nice severance plan.  the standard for fortune 50 companies is like a month's pay plus 2 weeks pay for every year worked.

agreed. the whole story including length (or lack of) of time employed by the company make the story even better but prob shouldn't tell it over the interweb. also the second time he's been laid off in the last year.

LMAO!  Grab a mop bro-in-law!

[Bookcat]

I think posting about it on the net is a good first legal step.

 

[Rick Daris]

Just hold onto it and don't say anything.  Be prepared to give it back if asked but keep your mouth shut.

^What you should have done to begin with

My bro in law (recently out of college) got laid off a couple of months ago. His severance package should have been something like twenty thousand paid to him over three or four months and instead is twice that. This ^ is what he's doing. Big company...doubt they notice.

your recently out of college bro in law's old company has a very nice severance plan.  the standard for fortune 50 companies is like a month's pay plus 2 weeks pay for every year worked.

agreed. the whole story including length (or lack of) of time employed by the company make the story even better but prob shouldn't tell it over the interweb. also the second time he's been laid off in the last year.

LMAO!  Grab a mop bro-in-law!

yeah...don't think he's in any hurry to go get another job. Frugal d00d... set for a while.

[frankencat]

If you kept the extra money send it to NY city to a guy who can earn you a fantastic return on your money, I think his name is Maydoff, or something like that, then you can pay back your employer in no time.  Voila! problem solved