I got 2 salaries into my card by error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next day, HR told me to return one. I refused. She called me \u201cunprofessional.\u201d
I told her: \u201cIt\u2019s not my fault accounting messed up. I already used the money. I thought it was an end-of-year bonus for my work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She warned me: \u201cPay it back now, or you won\u2019t receive your next salary.\u201d
I replied: \u201cThen you\u2019ll be hearing from my lawyer. I shouldn\u2019t be punished for a mistake I didn\u2019t make.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She smiled and didn\u2019t say a word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day, everyone in the office turned white. We all got an email that said: \u201cDue to a recent financial issue, next month\u2019s salaries will be delayed. Sorry for the inconvenience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
News spread quickly, and my colleagues figured out I was involved. They\u2019ve been giving me uncomfortable looks. Obviously, my one payment error isn\u2019t the real reason salaries are delayed, but HR clearly used it to turn everyone against me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That night, I froze when I got a knock on my door. It was two of my colleagues almost begging me to return the extra salary because they can\u2019t afford any delay. One said, \u201cWe have families to feed. We\u2019re getting punished because of this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I\u2019m torn. I don\u2019t want others to suffer, but I still believe I shouldn\u2019t have to return money that wasn\u2019t my mistake. I never receive bonuses, and I felt like that extra payment was finally something I deserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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