Former employee confesses to receiving over $80,000 in overpayment after he quit 1.4 years ago: '[I'm] still receiving the same bi-weekly pay [...] as if I still work there!'

After working to ensure that he was properly paid for his last weeks on the job before his departure, this former employee ended up getting way more than he bargained for or deserved. In fact, almost a full year and a half later, this dude admitted to the fact that he has still been receiving bi-weekly direct deposits from payroll, and he hasn't exactly done anything about it… until now.

People seem to have split reactions about what this guy should do next. After confessing the truth about the overpayment, which has amounted to over $80,000 at this point, some folks within this online community chimed in with legal advice. Let's just say that prospects are not looking great for this guy, but let's consider the other side of the argument. If a company's payroll department is this disorganized, shouldn't their incompetence be punished in some way? After all, none of this would have happened were it not for their own negligence. Sure, the former employee didn't exactly work hard for the money, but it's not like the payroll department has been working hard either—or, at least, they're not working nearly as carefully as they should be!

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