'I quickly realized that [the company] was horribly managed, and they made errors all the time': Employee quits new job after 7 days, receives a bill for $24,981.62

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Isabella Penn
Dec 20, 2023 5:00 PM EST

Looking for a new job can be such a grind in itself—from scrolling through endless job listings to tweaking your resume and surviving the interview process. Not to mention the whole onboarding hoopla. But imagine surviving all of that just to realize the company is nowhere close to what it was hyped up to be. Well, that's exactly what happened to this employee.

She thought she hit the jackpot with her dream job, only to throw in the towel after a mere week. Turns out, the management was a chaotic mess, and by day 7, she had had enough. 

After months of radio silence, they hit her with a bill. Brace yourself—$24,981.62! Yup, you read that right. Curious to know how this crazy saga unfolds? Keep reading for the juicy deets. And after you're done, why don't you read about these other shocking workplace practices that'll probably be illegal in 50 years.

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    Posted by u/InternationalCap1664 1 day ago Quit job after 7 days and now I owe $24,981.62!
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    In September I took a role at a job and ended up leaving 7 days after I started (The place was a mess and my old boss actually called me offering me a promotion and a higher salary, so I jumped at the opportunity).
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    After I left the new job, I received my one weeks worth of pay (which was expected). However, two weeks later I received my sign on bonus and two full weeks of pay! I
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    thought this must have been some sort of error and figured they would take it back from my bank. But it kept happening. After the third full
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    paycheck, I sent my ex-boss at the "new job" an email saying there must have been a clerical error or something must have been missed, because I was still getting paid. I have emailed him
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    previously from my personal account so I know he got the email. Alas, he never responded and I continued to get paid up until November 19th. Thankfully, after I
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    emailed him, I moved all of the direct deposits to a high APY savings account. Here's where it gets interesting. I receive a letter in
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    the mail today from my ex- new job (in all reality, I have been expecting this for quite a while now) asking for $24,981.62. This was quite a shock because I printed out all of my statements and did the
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    math 3x - they only deposited $18,875.48 to me since I quit. Not to mention, over a thousand of that I truly did earn during my 7 days there.
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    At this point, I am assuming they did not calculate taxes into that? I'm no accountant but it is apparent the poor "HR Generalist" did not do his due diligence before mailing this
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    poorly written letter asking for their money back. I promptly emailed the HR Generalist stating that I did let my ex-boss know of the situation and never heard back. I let them know
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    approximately how much money I received and asked where they are getting their numbers from. I attached my cell # to the email and asked that they give me a call. In all
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    honesty, I do eagerly anticipate this call because I would love to rip them apart for their ignorance in this situation. Before I do take this call, does
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    anyone have any advice on this matter? Any tips on what to say? I am in the US (Pennsylvania) things. if that changes
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    Any advice or commentary is welcomed and appreciated! Side note: when I did work at this company for 7 days, I quickly realized that it was horribly managed and they made errors all the time. So seeing this happen at the corporate level is no surprise.
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    Steven Misty 1 day ago Don't deal with this on the phone. use written communication so you have a record. ↑ 3.0k Share ●
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    Zeakk1 1 day ago So, here's the rub. You owe them the money they sent you that you didn't earn. It'd be a pretty good idea to turn that over promptly. Whether or not you owe them the refund of the signing bonus kinda depends on the terms of that bonus specifically, but trying to keep it might not be worth getting sued over.
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    monkeyman80 - 1 day ago Taxes withheld on your behalf get refunded at tax time.
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    steph411 1 day ago An overpayment that is paid back in the current year - only the net amount is due. If the overpayment is paid back in a different year, the gross amount is due because the payroll department can't fix the taxes at that point. Cut them a check for the net amount but get it to them before the end of the year and make sure it's cashed before the end of the year too. They have plenty of time to make the adjustments and issue a correct w2.
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