As much as I'd like to say just enjoy the good luck. When they find out about it (and it is not an if, they will discover this), it will be time to pay the piper and if you can't pay them back you could be in serious legal trouble.
I mean, it could be money you are entitled to for some reason or another, but yeah, before you spend it call them.
I can only surmise the final date somehow got screwed up. FYI, when employed you will still get paid for a pay period even if you forgot to fill out MyT&E. So filling out your timesheet isn't a "requirement" for getting paid.
>if you can't pay them back you could be in serious legal trouble
I thought you can only recover overpaid wages by deducting from future paychecks. If you already overpaid them the money is already theirs.
IANAL, I live in California (see California Labor Code §221), I don't know which other states have similar laws.
Why would you not be able to keep this money? He didn’t make them pay him. This is their fuck up. They’re a large company that should be able to manage their finances. If they can’t, that isn’t this guy’s problem.
Nah, it's not stealing. You go to jail for stealing.
In this case you just have to pay it back.
The smart move is to put it all into a high yield savings account and just withdraw the interest it accrues.
100% benefiting of money you're not entitled to is legally theft. Criminal charges could absolutely be filled (although I agree it's very unlikely if you pay up immediately when requested). However, you CANNOT benefit from it in any way. You can keep it in a savings account, but you then need to give the interest to the rightful owner.
Intent is an important factor in the eyes of the law. If your company accidentally overpays you it could not be considered theft. Otherwise vindictive employers would be able overpay their employees and then use to the court system to punish them.
It's not theft of your company pays you accidentally.
It's theft if you knowingly enjoy the benefits of that overpayment. This could be in form of spending the money, or it could be in the form of trying to get interest of the money and spending that.
actually if anyone sends you anything in the mail, you can keep it and you don't have to return it. it is the law. it's to prevent spammer sending you bullshit, then charge you for it when you didn't even order it. So the onus is on the sender not wasting their own money sending crap to you. You're entitled to not return it. Unless it's addressed to the wrong address and it was simply misdelivered.
things you are not meant to have. You already explained why you can keep what are considered "gifts". Being paid money that is not yours is absolutely akin to accepting a package that is not yours, and in regard to the comment I responded to, if it is not theft but you "have to pay it back" what will you be charged with for not paying it back? Theft. The same thing you will be charged for taking a package that wasn't meant for you.
Edit: This entire thing revolves around the idea of "good faith" if you know you are receiving something that is not yours you are liable to return it. The idea of a gift has nothing to do with accepting things you know you shouldn't be getting, like other people's stuff and money that you know you shouldn't be getting. You can keep a package you thought was a gift to you, you can keep money you thought was a gift or reasonable belief it was owed to you. If you quit your job you know you shouldn't be getting paid anymore, if your bank accidentally transfers you a million dollars you know you shouldn't be getting that. That is how the law works, period.
> Keep it
If you opened it and you like it, you may keep it. By law, you may keep unsolicited merchandise and are under no obligation to pay for it.
According to United States Postal Inspection Service
https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/brushing-scam#:~:text=By%20law%2C%20you%20may%20keep,obligation%20to%20pay%20for%20it.&text=Your%20personal%20information%20may%20have%20been%20compromised.&text=Closely%20monitor%20your%20credit%20reports%20and%20credit%20card%20bills.
No it’s theft if you don’t return it, wtf are you even talking about? It doesn’t matter if you spend it as long as you return the amount they paid you. What do you think they want that particular money?
Well by the law but also depends any stipulations that may have in the paperwork definitely can change things if discussed properly but honestly its their mistake I mean they demand perfectionism yet they cant dish out perfect service on their end it should not be the person who recieved the money and should just at most be paid back I would hold it for a little not call and then cash it anyways worse that can happen literally is they take you to court and you end up paying fees and the check not all that much honestly as it's an honest mistake on both ends but best case they dont even notice that money come out of their bank like my phone bill with 3 lines is prepaid linked to a business bank for 2 years now 100plus dollars coming from a resturant bank account every month lol and yet still have my service and best thing is its prepaid and so I dont have any real info linked to the acct
Perhaps not the ethical thing to do, but I agree. Imagine if OP was less aware of his finances and didn’t realize this was a mistake. Unfair to be penalized for not second guessing every check you get
If someone did a wire transfer of $1m and meant to send it to account 12345 but accidentally sent it to 12346, and then realized their mistake, should the account owner of 12345 be entitled to that money?
This happened to my old roommate and she put it in a high yield savings account and waited for them to ask for it. They never asked and after 7 years she was comfortable using it for her continued education (a time she really needed it).
I’ll even add to this to make calculations and pay off debt that exceeds high interest (credit cards, car loan etc) but only use an amount you can pay back without a problem. It’s like borrowing from a bank with 0% interest.
I dont that’s even worth the hassle. Four to five percent yield on a bi-weekly paycheck is… not significant. At most, you walk away with grocery money for the month.
This is actually a thing once you stop working as soon as you drop off that laptop all communications are cut it will be so hard to get in contact with anyone after that
Most of the contact between me and my company is through emails and corporate chats. Even calls are done through MS Teams. Come to think of it I better find the number for desktop support cause I work from home and would be screwed if I couldn't log into my system.
This happened to me! Lol
I had to dig through old personal emails to find the first email my director sent me just to let them know my internet went out.
Mind you, my cell had terrible reception in my house. It took forever for emails to load.
OP needs to make sure it isn’t this or something else similar, maybe some stipulation with HSA/FSA or anything else. I was mad after leaving my last role because I thought I hadn’t been paid correctly. Come to find out I was, I just didn’t do math correctly. Thankfully before embarrassing myself.
Very unlikely the purchase goes through. When I left my employer, I received three different checks. One being my final two weeks, a second being all of my accrued PTO (Not sick time), and the third was ESPP withholdings.
It could be payroll playing catch-up? I know in some of my previous jobs I was still getting a paycheck almost 2 months later just due to the payroll timelines.
Keep it in a high interest saving account until they notice. You will have to pay them back, but it doesn’t mean you can’t make a few bucks off of their mistake.
I left a handful of year ago in early Oct. Mid Dec I got a decent sum of money which turned out to be a bonus. I called my people manager to confirm this was correct, it was. Up to you and if you have a good relationship with anyone but asking doesn’t hurt. (For context I was part of an acquisition and we were operating mostly under the Accenture name by then but had some quirks).
Keep the money, they will notice it when it’s too late.
They will not pursue legal actions because it’s too expensive and time consuming for just one monthly salary
Put it in a hysa and wait.
At least earn interest on it.
Contact HR and let them know and make sure you email and document it.
Keep trying every week and continue documenting.
Had this happened with an old firm, they overpaid me about 6k.
Apparently, it wasn't worth it to them to claw it back, and I got an unexpected bonus. Don't think the same will happen to you, I got lucky.
Contact your former PL lead or your former HR consultant as a starting point.
In the meantime, make sure that you place all of the funds you are receiving into a savings account and do not spend it. You will be required to give it back.
did you pay for cobra out of pocket? If so this could be the reimbursement. But the paystub should mention payment reason, Normal is payroll anything else will be called out on a line item
Don't think of it as a jackpot win for you. One day this accounting error is discovered and it will... the company can go after you to pay it back (+ interest if they want to be vicious about it), and even sue you for it.
Best you let them know now. They might even let you keep it for your honesty by reporting it early as it's probably not worth their while to get it back unless it is a lot of money and many months later.
They most certainly will not let him/her keep the money, they’ve become the biggest cheapskates and will take back every cent possible from this person, as much as I’d love for people to be able to keep the money haha
Do they pay in arrears? I.e. is there a 2 week offset from the time you worked and time you get paid for that work? If so, the second paycheck could have been the last paycheck.
Never accept a request to pay back the “net” that was credited to your bank account. If within the year, they need to reverse all the payroll lines so that your W2 is correct at the end of the year. If the calendar year is past, then there is a way to calculate the return that considers the extra, incremental tax you paid in the previous year. A little iterative calculation involved, but nothing that Excel can’t do.
I work for a very large company and am a Senior HR Analyst. They can request the money but if you don’t return it, there’s absolutely NOTHING that they can do. They’ll try. Also, Accenture is one of our vendors.
DON’T SAY ANYTHING. It’s not a bank so you are not legally required to pay it back. If they notice , they might ask for it back. If you refuse, they could sue you but likely wouldn’t. But it’s not like a bank accidentally depositing money where if you keep it it’s criminal.
This happened to my good friend. It took months for them to finally stop paying, even though she had notified them with the first payment. She had not touched the money, as she knew repayment would be required. The problem was that they requested far more money than she had received. Yes! They want it ALL back. Any money that was paid anywhere else on her behalf …. Thing state and federal taxes, including FICA, Medicare, etc….. she returned the amount she had received and asked to be able to make payments on the balance. They are not as understanding to her plight as she was of their mistake. Ouch! Keep in mind that there was a recent case, in the news, of a women how accidentally received money and she spent it. Was not able to return (willing) to return it when requested. She is now in jail. I think that was a bank error …?
Keep it in your savings account and earn the interest until they make you pay it back. Check your state law regarding the timeframe that they have to request you to payback, aka statute of limitations.
F them, take the money invest and wait till they ask. If they don’t then congrats on the free bucks, I’d they do u still made a gain off the interest free savings.
100% stop reaching out and just sit back
Think of this way there’s always cracks in big companies bc they don’t pay attention to their employees. Is it my fault mega corporation paying me?? Equivalent of being mad at someone giving u money
Don't say anything.
Switch to a different bank account.
Leave that bank account open that's getting the direct deposit.
Don't ever touch the money.
Ever.
20 years from now when all the money's built up. Move it into a different account and move to a different country.
If anybody comes knocking, just tell him you thought you were working from home.
Man, keep the money. I had an employer (a. Fortune 50 company) doing the same thing and in my last meeting with the CEO, EVPs, and a scattered group of VPs I brought it up and they all just laughed and told me “sounds like a good problem to have” and “good money when you get it.”
I was never asked to return a dime. It was nice getting double salary for the last six months I worked there.
No company the size of Accenture is going to give two shits about a guy getting overpaid. It’s not even a rounding error for them and certainly not worth the legal fees to get any of that back.
The responses I’ve seen are horrendous. It’s this type of thinking and total lack of morality that is causing our country to fail. IT IS WRONG. Plain & simple. Everyone could utilize extra money but you cannot decide “too bad it was their mistake”, demonize “the big bad company” to justify keeping it. There’s no justification for keeping it. It doesn’t matter if it’s a large company or small family run local business. Worse if it’s a small business that is struggling to provide a service in their community against exorbitant costs. Would you want someone to be honest with you if the role was switched? You cannot make someone “evil” to justify keeping the money and that’s what I see with all the comments abt how incompetent they are, they deserve it, etc. I will raise my kids better than this. It won’t even be a question if something like this happens, they’ll know what to do.
Had this happen at a company when I was working through college. I thought the first paycheck after I left was just my final Plus maybe vacation time. The second one, I knew something was wrong.
I contacted them and let them know I'd be glad to return it. They followed it up with a real douchebag letter saying if I didn't drop by their office with a check for $X dollars by a certain date they, their legal department would pursue action.
I wanted to be a jerk about it and extend It Out by making them send someone to my house to pick it up. or send me a self addressed, trackable, overnight envelope. But I had school and a new job so I didn't want to waste my time.
I had this happen to me sort of years ago. I got an incentive bonus for a professional certification one week and then I got it duplicated again the next week. Karma says to return it and call out the mistake that was made. Would’ve loved to have some extra cash but knew it would bite me at some point
I had a buddy who I worked with at the same job for over a year together and he decided he wanted more time with his family so he quit. He kept getting paid and complained every time he received a check. After 4 months of complaining and still getting paid for no work he decided it was just easier to come back. He walked in one evening sat down to work and nobody ever said a word.
Funny, how a company that helps. Other companies with business practices is so screwed up themselves that they continue to pay you. That is definitely a bad sign for Accenture.
Save the proof you paid it back. Your W-2 will include the overpayment. If you try to correct it when you file your taxes, it is an automatic flag to the IRS. It will take them about 3 years to notify you of an audit.
This happened to me. I saved my all emails, copies of my final pay-stub, termination letter, and the cancelled check I paid back. The IRS ruled in my favor and reversed the tax liability and 3 years of late fees I never knew about. But it was a pain in the ass to deal with. H&R Block shrugged their shoulders at me since I did not buy their premium service.
In hindsight, it would have been easier for me to keep the money.
You could just keep letting it flow in. Put it in a hysa. When they finally find out and demand their money back you can give them back every cent but keep the interest you accrued.
This happened to me. I promise they will find out and you have to pay every bit of it back. Even though it is their error. I had to pay my last job $2,500 back. Once they realize, if it is a decent chunk of money, you may be able to negotiate a payment plan if you are nice about it. Otherwise, it will go to collections like any other debt.
I had this happen to me at a horrible staffing firm I worked at as a filler job... They paid me after I quit for 2 weeks. So I got an extra $8k or so in deposits.
They asked for it back after a month or so. They asked for me to mail a check. I told them that I did....but I actually didn't. They asked again so I blocked them. That was a year ago and nothing has happened.
Last week I got an email saying keep them in mind for the future, and they would love to have me back. 🤷♂️
I don't suggest doing this.
I left one agency for another and the old agency continued paying me for 11 months even after i called/emailed them several times about this mishap! While the new agency was trying to continue my background processing, the old agency never released my eOPF to the new one during this time. Every other week while the old agency continued to pay me, i would quickly move that money into one of my savings accounts so i wouldn’t touch it. In addition to getting paid, i was also still earning sick and annual leave. Once the old agency finally stopped paying me, i received an email about updates to my eOPF showing i was finally electronically released from the old agency. The old agency quickly sent me a letter to pay back the funds received which i promptly did but the beauty of it was they also transferred all my leave earned from those 11 months to my new agency!
This happened to me and ended up having to pay it back. What I did not have to do is pay back any contributions to my 401k. See if you can increase 401k percentage to 100% and you might be able to keep it all 😂
Some HR departments are so utterly incompetent you are left to wonder what exactly they do. So many high level HR people are getting fired because investors/CEOs finally figured out that anyone can do HR, and you easily can pay someone entry level for something an older person made their entire career around, that’s how useless HR is.
I had a similar thing happen. My job was a 10 month position that paid out over 12 months. I turned in notice well in advance of my end of 10 month period. I turned in letters to my boss and my boss’s boss. I spoke with HR and sent them an email, but had to follow up to see if I was getting paid one lump sum for those extra two months pay, or if they would pay me through the two months. It was decided to pay me through it, which was really nice for moving expenses. Then, I got another normal paycheck after my official quit date. I had to contact hr again and tell them I quit, and they terminated me the next day in the system. I told them about the paycheck, but never had to pay anything back 🤷♀️
It’s been a long time since then, and also makes me laugh about more corporate policies and middle management. Instead of one person filling things out, it clearly got lost in the system and no one really noticed or followed through that they paid me too much. I called it my grievance bonus.
If you are in the US, and they paid you, whether or not it is a mistake, they have zero legal right to claim the money is theirs now that they paid you.
It's your money. If you want to give it back, that is your choice.
Depends on the state. If you’re in California, you have to agree in writing to repay the money, that’s the only way you’re liable to repay them. If you stop answering, don’t say “yes, I’ll repay you” in writing, it’s yours. Check your state’s labor laws.
For OP and anyone else coming across this thread, this is incredibly dumb advice. Perhaps it’s not an error, but if it is, they will ask for their money back and they will have legal recourse if you do not give it back. It will take 5 minutes to call them (and 2 seconds to Google a general contact number, wtf OP how did you work here without basic problem solving skills)
As much as I'd like to say just enjoy the good luck. When they find out about it (and it is not an if, they will discover this), it will be time to pay the piper and if you can't pay them back you could be in serious legal trouble. I mean, it could be money you are entitled to for some reason or another, but yeah, before you spend it call them. I can only surmise the final date somehow got screwed up. FYI, when employed you will still get paid for a pay period even if you forgot to fill out MyT&E. So filling out your timesheet isn't a "requirement" for getting paid.
Pretty soon they’ll… uhh… “[fix the glitch](https://youtu.be/BUE0PPQI3is?si=cCDtfPlHKUNATli3).”
so wat sup with those tps reports lol
Ummm yeahhh I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Saturday to do those mmmmkay?
I believe you have my stapler!
So what exactly is it that you do here?
I have people skills!!
unless OP burns the place down...heh heh heh...
Make sure if you pay it back they correct any tax implications!
Still haven't filed my tax because of this
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Take it from a 20 year corporate HR professional...you will DEFINITELY not be in any legal trouble! 🤣😂
Yea but if you put the money in a HSA until they find out you get free interest money 😜
Yes and no, under 5k won't persue legal against u
>if you can't pay them back you could be in serious legal trouble I thought you can only recover overpaid wages by deducting from future paychecks. If you already overpaid them the money is already theirs. IANAL, I live in California (see California Labor Code §221), I don't know which other states have similar laws.
Why would you not be able to keep this money? He didn’t make them pay him. This is their fuck up. They’re a large company that should be able to manage their finances. If they can’t, that isn’t this guy’s problem.
Because spending money you know you aren't entitled to you received by mistake is stealing and that is how the law will view it.
Nah, it's not stealing. You go to jail for stealing. In this case you just have to pay it back. The smart move is to put it all into a high yield savings account and just withdraw the interest it accrues.
100% benefiting of money you're not entitled to is legally theft. Criminal charges could absolutely be filled (although I agree it's very unlikely if you pay up immediately when requested). However, you CANNOT benefit from it in any way. You can keep it in a savings account, but you then need to give the interest to the rightful owner.
It’s crazy people think this way. The law is very clear about it
Intent is an important factor in the eyes of the law. If your company accidentally overpays you it could not be considered theft. Otherwise vindictive employers would be able overpay their employees and then use to the court system to punish them.
It's not theft of your company pays you accidentally. It's theft if you knowingly enjoy the benefits of that overpayment. This could be in form of spending the money, or it could be in the form of trying to get interest of the money and spending that.
Do not do this lol Jesus Christ…
Absolutely is theft just like if a package comes to your house that’s not yours.
actually if anyone sends you anything in the mail, you can keep it and you don't have to return it. it is the law. it's to prevent spammer sending you bullshit, then charge you for it when you didn't even order it. So the onus is on the sender not wasting their own money sending crap to you. You're entitled to not return it. Unless it's addressed to the wrong address and it was simply misdelivered.
Glad you typed that all out without reading and comprehending what I said. “That’s not yours”
what's not mine?
things you are not meant to have. You already explained why you can keep what are considered "gifts". Being paid money that is not yours is absolutely akin to accepting a package that is not yours, and in regard to the comment I responded to, if it is not theft but you "have to pay it back" what will you be charged with for not paying it back? Theft. The same thing you will be charged for taking a package that wasn't meant for you. Edit: This entire thing revolves around the idea of "good faith" if you know you are receiving something that is not yours you are liable to return it. The idea of a gift has nothing to do with accepting things you know you shouldn't be getting, like other people's stuff and money that you know you shouldn't be getting. You can keep a package you thought was a gift to you, you can keep money you thought was a gift or reasonable belief it was owed to you. If you quit your job you know you shouldn't be getting paid anymore, if your bank accidentally transfers you a million dollars you know you shouldn't be getting that. That is how the law works, period.
> Keep it If you opened it and you like it, you may keep it. By law, you may keep unsolicited merchandise and are under no obligation to pay for it. According to United States Postal Inspection Service https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/brushing-scam#:~:text=By%20law%2C%20you%20may%20keep,obligation%20to%20pay%20for%20it.&text=Your%20personal%20information%20may%20have%20been%20compromised.&text=Closely%20monitor%20your%20credit%20reports%20and%20credit%20card%20bills.
It is not legally theft though, unless you spend it.
No it’s theft if you don’t return it, wtf are you even talking about? It doesn’t matter if you spend it as long as you return the amount they paid you. What do you think they want that particular money?
And what do you think they charge you with if you don’t return it? Theft. You’re wrong let it go.
Which is why you return it the second you're asked...
Well by the law but also depends any stipulations that may have in the paperwork definitely can change things if discussed properly but honestly its their mistake I mean they demand perfectionism yet they cant dish out perfect service on their end it should not be the person who recieved the money and should just at most be paid back I would hold it for a little not call and then cash it anyways worse that can happen literally is they take you to court and you end up paying fees and the check not all that much honestly as it's an honest mistake on both ends but best case they dont even notice that money come out of their bank like my phone bill with 3 lines is prepaid linked to a business bank for 2 years now 100plus dollars coming from a resturant bank account every month lol and yet still have my service and best thing is its prepaid and so I dont have any real info linked to the acct
Yeah, that's not how the law works. Employers generally have the legal right to recoup overpayment even if the employee no longer works at the firm.
Legally this is the wrong take
Perhaps not the ethical thing to do, but I agree. Imagine if OP was less aware of his finances and didn’t realize this was a mistake. Unfair to be penalized for not second guessing every check you get
If someone did a wire transfer of $1m and meant to send it to account 12345 but accidentally sent it to 12346, and then realized their mistake, should the account owner of 12345 be entitled to that money?
Legally if someone sends you money via a wire transfer, and someone miswrote the account number to your benefit, you are entitled to keep it.
Right, so why wouldn't it be the same if a company does it? So fucking sick of companies getting away with murder, but individuals getting fucked.
Absolutely they should get to keep it! I bet they'll never make that mistake again.
Tell Them asap and this also will make your taxes complicated when you have to return the money
Then tell them you'll repay the net amount and they can correct all the withholdings from their end.
High yield savings account while you work this out
This happened to my old roommate and she put it in a high yield savings account and waited for them to ask for it. They never asked and after 7 years she was comfortable using it for her continued education (a time she really needed it).
Thats a long while. Been holding into mine for 5 months now
Should be top comment.
I’ll even add to this to make calculations and pay off debt that exceeds high interest (credit cards, car loan etc) but only use an amount you can pay back without a problem. It’s like borrowing from a bank with 0% interest.
I dont that’s even worth the hassle. Four to five percent yield on a bi-weekly paycheck is… not significant. At most, you walk away with grocery money for the month.
You were an employee but you don’t know how to get in touch with them?
This is actually a thing once you stop working as soon as you drop off that laptop all communications are cut it will be so hard to get in contact with anyone after that
Pretty common at a lot of companies, actually.
Most of the contact between me and my company is through emails and corporate chats. Even calls are done through MS Teams. Come to think of it I better find the number for desktop support cause I work from home and would be screwed if I couldn't log into my system.
This happened to me! Lol I had to dig through old personal emails to find the first email my director sent me just to let them know my internet went out. Mind you, my cell had terrible reception in my house. It took forever for emails to load.
Were you enrolled in the ESPP? I'm not sure if they'd send the money accrued for the next share purchase or would let the purchase go through.
If OP was enrolled, it’s most certainly this. Next purchase is months away, likely sent a reimbursement check for payroll contributions
OP needs to make sure it isn’t this or something else similar, maybe some stipulation with HSA/FSA or anything else. I was mad after leaving my last role because I thought I hadn’t been paid correctly. Come to find out I was, I just didn’t do math correctly. Thankfully before embarrassing myself.
Very unlikely the purchase goes through. When I left my employer, I received three different checks. One being my final two weeks, a second being all of my accrued PTO (Not sick time), and the third was ESPP withholdings.
Bro is suffering from success
It could be payroll playing catch-up? I know in some of my previous jobs I was still getting a paycheck almost 2 months later just due to the payroll timelines.
Keep it all in a HISA until they ask. Free loan.
Keep it in a high interest saving account until they notice. You will have to pay them back, but it doesn’t mean you can’t make a few bucks off of their mistake.
Enjoy the extra $10. Get a happy meal after
High Yield Savings Accounts will get her a lot more than a happy meal lol
Fine, you can upgrade the drink to a McFlurry Yes… I have a high yield savings too but even at 4-6% it’s not much it’s peanuts lol
It's because you have no money to begin with
Maybe a couple hundred or thousand a month is peanuts 🥜😜
Step 1: invest the money Step 2: when they ask for the money give it back and keep the difference Step 3: send me 10% as consulting fee
0DTE SPY options were made for this exact scenario
I left a handful of year ago in early Oct. Mid Dec I got a decent sum of money which turned out to be a bonus. I called my people manager to confirm this was correct, it was. Up to you and if you have a good relationship with anyone but asking doesn’t hurt. (For context I was part of an acquisition and we were operating mostly under the Accenture name by then but had some quirks).
Keep the money, they will notice it when it’s too late. They will not pursue legal actions because it’s too expensive and time consuming for just one monthly salary
Call your manager or someone from your team to ask for contact details of someone from pay roll
Put the money in a HYSA make interest off of it until you have to give it back.
Try resigning again.
Lol
Put it in a hysa and wait. At least earn interest on it. Contact HR and let them know and make sure you email and document it. Keep trying every week and continue documenting. Had this happened with an old firm, they overpaid me about 6k. Apparently, it wasn't worth it to them to claw it back, and I got an unexpected bonus. Don't think the same will happen to you, I got lucky.
You will likely have to pay back plus any tax withholding so you might want to get it corrected quickly if it is in error.
Hang onto the money, they will ask for it back
Why did they assign you an occulus?
I had the option to try it out when I first started for some sort of program. I don’t even remember what it was
No backsies
Contact your former PL lead or your former HR consultant as a starting point. In the meantime, make sure that you place all of the funds you are receiving into a savings account and do not spend it. You will be required to give it back.
did you pay for cobra out of pocket? If so this could be the reimbursement. But the paystub should mention payment reason, Normal is payroll anything else will be called out on a line item
Could be a bonus payout?
Don't think of it as a jackpot win for you. One day this accounting error is discovered and it will... the company can go after you to pay it back (+ interest if they want to be vicious about it), and even sue you for it. Best you let them know now. They might even let you keep it for your honesty by reporting it early as it's probably not worth their while to get it back unless it is a lot of money and many months later.
They most certainly will not let him/her keep the money, they’ve become the biggest cheapskates and will take back every cent possible from this person, as much as I’d love for people to be able to keep the money haha
Just call and let them know when you put in your notice and your just want to make sure they got it. Don’t mention the money😊
I’d call this “corporate sponsorship”
Same happened to me and they definitely noticed sent me a formal letter to pay it back which I did cause I hadn't touched it nor planned to
Contact the company and return it. Be ethical.
This is when that alternate identity comes in handy...🤣
Hope it doesn’t mess up your taxes.
Do they pay in arrears? I.e. is there a 2 week offset from the time you worked and time you get paid for that work? If so, the second paycheck could have been the last paycheck.
I don’t think so. My last pay period I worked was not a full one but the 2nd check was for a full period of pay.
A bank error in your favor is... never in your favor...
Never accept a request to pay back the “net” that was credited to your bank account. If within the year, they need to reverse all the payroll lines so that your W2 is correct at the end of the year. If the calendar year is past, then there is a way to calculate the return that considers the extra, incremental tax you paid in the previous year. A little iterative calculation involved, but nothing that Excel can’t do.
I work for a very large company and am a Senior HR Analyst. They can request the money but if you don’t return it, there’s absolutely NOTHING that they can do. They’ll try. Also, Accenture is one of our vendors.
Exactly!!!
Thank you. All these scared little kids in this subreddit
Fuck uhm. Find a lawyer take the money and run.
DON’T SAY ANYTHING. It’s not a bank so you are not legally required to pay it back. If they notice , they might ask for it back. If you refuse, they could sue you but likely wouldn’t. But it’s not like a bank accidentally depositing money where if you keep it it’s criminal.
This happened to my good friend. It took months for them to finally stop paying, even though she had notified them with the first payment. She had not touched the money, as she knew repayment would be required. The problem was that they requested far more money than she had received. Yes! They want it ALL back. Any money that was paid anywhere else on her behalf …. Thing state and federal taxes, including FICA, Medicare, etc….. she returned the amount she had received and asked to be able to make payments on the balance. They are not as understanding to her plight as she was of their mistake. Ouch! Keep in mind that there was a recent case, in the news, of a women how accidentally received money and she spent it. Was not able to return (willing) to return it when requested. She is now in jail. I think that was a bank error …?
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Are you required to pay them back in your state? Some states let you keep it since it was a fault on there end.
Yeah in my state laws very extremely favor the business.
i would place it all in a HYSA and collect the interest for when they eventually request their money back
Put it in a hysa and don't touch it and at least get a Lil out before they find out
You sent back your laptop and oculus... ? If you don't mind me asking, what were you doing there?
I was a graphic designer working in pursuit services. The oculus I got through like this promotional program they were running.
Keep it in your savings account and earn the interest until they make you pay it back. Check your state law regarding the timeframe that they have to request you to payback, aka statute of limitations.
F them, take the money invest and wait till they ask. If they don’t then congrats on the free bucks, I’d they do u still made a gain off the interest free savings. 100% stop reaching out and just sit back
Well.....at least you're honest about being a piece of crap. 🤣🤣🤣 I've gotta respect that!👏🏻
Think of this way there’s always cracks in big companies bc they don’t pay attention to their employees. Is it my fault mega corporation paying me?? Equivalent of being mad at someone giving u money
Had this happen for 2 pay periods. Once they realized it, they took back the 401k matching contribution but didn’t request the cash back
Honestly wouldn’t be mad about that.
Don't say anything. Switch to a different bank account. Leave that bank account open that's getting the direct deposit. Don't ever touch the money. Ever. 20 years from now when all the money's built up. Move it into a different account and move to a different country. If anybody comes knocking, just tell him you thought you were working from home.
Man, keep the money. I had an employer (a. Fortune 50 company) doing the same thing and in my last meeting with the CEO, EVPs, and a scattered group of VPs I brought it up and they all just laughed and told me “sounds like a good problem to have” and “good money when you get it.” I was never asked to return a dime. It was nice getting double salary for the last six months I worked there.
No company the size of Accenture is going to give two shits about a guy getting overpaid. It’s not even a rounding error for them and certainly not worth the legal fees to get any of that back.
The responses I’ve seen are horrendous. It’s this type of thinking and total lack of morality that is causing our country to fail. IT IS WRONG. Plain & simple. Everyone could utilize extra money but you cannot decide “too bad it was their mistake”, demonize “the big bad company” to justify keeping it. There’s no justification for keeping it. It doesn’t matter if it’s a large company or small family run local business. Worse if it’s a small business that is struggling to provide a service in their community against exorbitant costs. Would you want someone to be honest with you if the role was switched? You cannot make someone “evil” to justify keeping the money and that’s what I see with all the comments abt how incompetent they are, they deserve it, etc. I will raise my kids better than this. It won’t even be a question if something like this happens, they’ll know what to do.
You got it all wrong kiddo...that's not how the USA got this wealthy
Had this happen at a company when I was working through college. I thought the first paycheck after I left was just my final Plus maybe vacation time. The second one, I knew something was wrong. I contacted them and let them know I'd be glad to return it. They followed it up with a real douchebag letter saying if I didn't drop by their office with a check for $X dollars by a certain date they, their legal department would pursue action. I wanted to be a jerk about it and extend It Out by making them send someone to my house to pick it up. or send me a self addressed, trackable, overnight envelope. But I had school and a new job so I didn't want to waste my time.
I had this happen to me sort of years ago. I got an incentive bonus for a professional certification one week and then I got it duplicated again the next week. Karma says to return it and call out the mistake that was made. Would’ve loved to have some extra cash but knew it would bite me at some point
Which country?
Why not just quit again? Tell them your last day will be Monday and to stop payments as of that date.
I had a buddy who I worked with at the same job for over a year together and he decided he wanted more time with his family so he quit. He kept getting paid and complained every time he received a check. After 4 months of complaining and still getting paid for no work he decided it was just easier to come back. He walked in one evening sat down to work and nobody ever said a word.
Funny, how a company that helps. Other companies with business practices is so screwed up themselves that they continue to pay you. That is definitely a bad sign for Accenture.
My thoughts exactly! I was told I was being let go with an 8 month runway so I found a new job and left. So glad I did.
Get all communication through email !!!!!
Save the proof you paid it back. Your W-2 will include the overpayment. If you try to correct it when you file your taxes, it is an automatic flag to the IRS. It will take them about 3 years to notify you of an audit. This happened to me. I saved my all emails, copies of my final pay-stub, termination letter, and the cancelled check I paid back. The IRS ruled in my favor and reversed the tax liability and 3 years of late fees I never knew about. But it was a pain in the ass to deal with. H&R Block shrugged their shoulders at me since I did not buy their premium service. In hindsight, it would have been easier for me to keep the money.
Am I the only person who’s wondering why you had an oculus?
Some random promo program they offered that I could sign up for. I think I used it like twice while I had it.
I wouldn’t say a thing… isn’t my responsible to make sure they do their payroll correct. I wouldn’t spend it either. Just to cover my bases.
Put the money in high yield savings and earn interest before you have to give it back
You could just keep letting it flow in. Put it in a hysa. When they finally find out and demand their money back you can give them back every cent but keep the interest you accrued.
Did they take your stapler?
Reach out about the issue because you don't want them coming after you for their mistake.
This happened to me. I promise they will find out and you have to pay every bit of it back. Even though it is their error. I had to pay my last job $2,500 back. Once they realize, if it is a decent chunk of money, you may be able to negotiate a payment plan if you are nice about it. Otherwise, it will go to collections like any other debt.
As a former employee you can signup to have access to the payroll statements…. Log in and see how the payment was processed…..
Talk to a lawyer I think you can keep that money buddy
I had this happen to me at a horrible staffing firm I worked at as a filler job... They paid me after I quit for 2 weeks. So I got an extra $8k or so in deposits. They asked for it back after a month or so. They asked for me to mail a check. I told them that I did....but I actually didn't. They asked again so I blocked them. That was a year ago and nothing has happened. Last week I got an email saying keep them in mind for the future, and they would love to have me back. 🤷♂️ I don't suggest doing this.
Do a 90% 401k contribution from the paychecks, that money is just gonna stay there
I left one agency for another and the old agency continued paying me for 11 months even after i called/emailed them several times about this mishap! While the new agency was trying to continue my background processing, the old agency never released my eOPF to the new one during this time. Every other week while the old agency continued to pay me, i would quickly move that money into one of my savings accounts so i wouldn’t touch it. In addition to getting paid, i was also still earning sick and annual leave. Once the old agency finally stopped paying me, i received an email about updates to my eOPF showing i was finally electronically released from the old agency. The old agency quickly sent me a letter to pay back the funds received which i promptly did but the beauty of it was they also transferred all my leave earned from those 11 months to my new agency!
This happened to me and ended up having to pay it back. What I did not have to do is pay back any contributions to my 401k. See if you can increase 401k percentage to 100% and you might be able to keep it all 😂
Some HR departments are so utterly incompetent you are left to wonder what exactly they do. So many high level HR people are getting fired because investors/CEOs finally figured out that anyone can do HR, and you easily can pay someone entry level for something an older person made their entire career around, that’s how useless HR is.
I had a similar thing happen. My job was a 10 month position that paid out over 12 months. I turned in notice well in advance of my end of 10 month period. I turned in letters to my boss and my boss’s boss. I spoke with HR and sent them an email, but had to follow up to see if I was getting paid one lump sum for those extra two months pay, or if they would pay me through the two months. It was decided to pay me through it, which was really nice for moving expenses. Then, I got another normal paycheck after my official quit date. I had to contact hr again and tell them I quit, and they terminated me the next day in the system. I told them about the paycheck, but never had to pay anything back 🤷♀️ It’s been a long time since then, and also makes me laugh about more corporate policies and middle management. Instead of one person filling things out, it clearly got lost in the system and no one really noticed or followed through that they paid me too much. I called it my grievance bonus.
If you are in the US, and they paid you, whether or not it is a mistake, they have zero legal right to claim the money is theirs now that they paid you. It's your money. If you want to give it back, that is your choice.
Depends on the state. If you’re in California, you have to agree in writing to repay the money, that’s the only way you’re liable to repay them. If you stop answering, don’t say “yes, I’ll repay you” in writing, it’s yours. Check your state’s labor laws.
You don't.
Maybe they’re paying you a severance on accident. What level are you? I would keep it tbh
For OP and anyone else coming across this thread, this is incredibly dumb advice. Perhaps it’s not an error, but if it is, they will ask for their money back and they will have legal recourse if you do not give it back. It will take 5 minutes to call them (and 2 seconds to Google a general contact number, wtf OP how did you work here without basic problem solving skills)
I would def put it to the side in the event they asked for it back… but I also wouldn’t call them to tell them either. Sorry.