Jeanie
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Just tell your boss. You would tell him if he made a mistake and didn't pay you enough. You will get along better in life if you take only what is due you, never settle for less, and always treat people the way you want to be treated.
Randall has a good point. Last week I paid one of my employees $50.00 extra and forgot to tell her why. She came and asked me about it. When I explained that she had done extra work in the previous period and I felt that it was only fair to compensate her she began to cry. I did not realize that she has been going through a rough patch. I just wanted to treat her fairly. |
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nysenutz
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Tell him of his error straight away. You will earn big brownie points for doing this. Or, he may just be testing you. In any event, he will detect his error when he does his accounts. |
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Huh?
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Tell your boss. If he finds out later you could argue you didn't notice but it might forever lose any trust he/she has in you. Also you might be forced to pay it back at a time when it's not very convenient for you.
Besides these reasons it the right thing to do...if the money isn't rightfully yours you shouldn't keep it. |
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Angie
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You do the right thing and tell him/her. I've had it happen and that's what I did. I sleep very well at night. |
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+ †+ Tobias
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Yeah, what the others said....this shouldn't even be something you need to think about....you should have told him as soon as you discovered the error.
I hope you do the right thing....
Have a blessed evening :-) |
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Liah & Lexi's Mommy
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i would tell my boss about it but hopefully for being so honest they'd let me keep some of it just as an apology for their error lol |
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Nickster
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Hey King Felix,
The definition of integrity is what you do when no one is looking. i think it's always good to do the right thing- even if nobody else knows- God knows and you know.
I've had that happen at the grocery store- where i've been given too much change- or at a restaurant where i wasn't charged for something i ordered- and always did the right thing. i think in the future too when i teach my kids to do the right thing- they can model what daddy does.
Kindly,
Nickster |
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replexgirl
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If I realized it I would definately say something. It would be real easy for them to over or underpay me though, because I don't work exactly the same amount of time each week. I would also expect them to pay me more if they underpaid me. Just do the right thing. |
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salvatrucha_linda
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tell them, they'll find out anyway! It could be a test! |
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Dorthy_Gail
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I would tell them simply because eventually they are going to take it back by either deducting it from your next paycheck or directly from your account if you have direct deposit. By telling them, I know when the money will be taken back and not surprised or have forgotten it wasn't mine to begin with. |
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Life ain't always easy
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Definitely tell them about it. It might have been a mishap or it might be a test, you never know...... |
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Betsy S
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Tell him, he will just figure it out and dock your next check. |
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monkeydong3
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Big company and only a little over leave it - they'll probably catch it anyway.
Small company - tell your boss and prove how good an employee you are - they'll remember it (for a while at least)
but if you don't report it and they find out - they'll NEVEr forget it! |
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emtp911
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I would tell my boss then offer to keep it as a reward for my honesty |
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Randall Parker, MBA
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You have a lot of ways to analyze this situation.
You can always tell your boss that a mistake was made, but it is possible that your boss did what was possible to recognize your contribution in a way that was not otherwise possible.
Think about what you might mean to your organization. Don't put yourself in the position of defeating your boss' efforts if the error is an attempt to recognize your contributions.
You might wait to see if this error continues. If so, I would recommend taking the additional pay as a tip, because mistakes don't happen week after week, unless someone is trying to help you.
I would never recommend this action, except for the fact that I was in this posiiton before, and I recognized it for what it was.
Good luck, whatever you decide. |
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