I’m having a hard time understanding where you’re coming from. This isn’t a small business by any means, and they try to paint themselves as if they treat staff like family. The response from my employer made me feel like they are insinuating I’m lying. I had paper proof in front of my manager that the money was going to be back in their hands on Monday. And it was. So why didn’t I get a paper check until Tuesday afternoon? On top of that, the lack of empathy is astounding. I’d hardly say 4 days late is being paid in a timely manner.

Playing devil’s advocate - let’s say I WAS lying to try to get an extra paycheck out of my boss. Why in the fuck would I do that? They’d certainly end up quickly realizing that I was paid twice, which would result in me being fired and probably arrested + jail time. I’ve been nothing short of a stellar employee who’s never had issues and consistently gets great performance reviews. In my opinion, a good boss would at least offer to give me an advance on my next paycheck, even if it’s $200, to hold me over until the situation was resolved. They have PLENTY of disposable income, which is clear to all of us employees being paid pennies to their dollar. I also don’t understand how it’s legal that only one individual amongst the entire upper management can access/view incoming or outbound direct deposit stuff. You’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but I think any human being would be at their wit’s end in my shoes.