Thread for Things That Made You Frown Today

[Suppressed Poet]

No, she's doing it right. Work hard right off the bat and show everyone you're awesome and stuff. Then once the great first impression is made, you can start slacking and people don't really notice. Also, a payroll manager's life is FAR easier if they know all the random details about who works when, has which deductions, etc. Noticing a missing insurance deduction or an incorrectly entered new hire *before* everything processes is a lot better than creating a whole second round or going back the next pay period to fix it. It's well worth putting in the extra time in the beginning.

I suppose you are right and that is a valid point. She left an internet payroll company for where she works now. She began at the place she works now as a senior payroll specialist 3 months ago with the expectation she would replace the current payroll manager. They announced it Friday and she started yesterday.

I'm really proud of her. This is her first management position. She is incredibly inteligent and has an ideal work ethic. The funny thing, as smart and knowledgable as she is about her job and knowing the salaries of so many positions...she is deathly affraid of salary negotiations and how that process works. I'm happy that I was able to help her in that area, because she has done a lot for me.