My salary was supposed to arrive on Friday.
It didn’t.
I checked my bank account.
Nothing.
I contacted payroll.
They said:
“Your salary was deposited yesterday.”
I showed them my account.
They pulled up the payment confirmation.
It showed my full salary.
Correct name.
Correct employee number.
Correct bank.
Everything matched.
I called my bank.
They couldn’t find the payment.
Payroll said the bank was responsible.
The bank said payroll hadn’t sent it.
Neither side would admit there was a problem.
Then I noticed something on the payroll document.
The account number was mine.
But the last four digits were different.
I pointed it out.
Payroll checked their system.
My boss called me into his office and said, “We need to talk about your performance.” I immediately felt something was off. For the past six months, I had been employee of the month, with the highest sales numbers in the entire company, so there was no reason for me to be in trouble.
My wedding ring disappeared while I was at work.
I searched everywhere.
Two days later, someone mailed it back.
No return address.
Just one note.
"Ask your husband where he found it."