More the man sticking it to himself
I have recently finished working for a dodgy environmental monitoring company ('environmental' in the context of 'pay us enough and we won't find the rare tree frog in your development').

The reasons for leaving are many and varied, ranging from psychotic managers to bizarre interpretations of the words 'Work Safety' and from increasingly convoluted calculations of staff work efficiency to paying their bills with so late we actually had an action plan in place to keep the servers up when the power was cut. And used it.

But the one I put in the resignation letter was that they paid me late. All teh time. Sometimes only a few days, sometimes a fortnight, but never actually when it was due...

As you do, I took my holidays in the notice period. And, also as you do, I didn't go back. They owed me nothing, I was happy to take the pay cut to get into a new place (and new wage) sooner.

Cue nasty letter from the ex-employer, stating that I didn't quit, I was actually fired for 'Gross Misconduct', which will go on my 'permanent employment record'. Meh, said I, it's their way of getting out of the $100 they owe me in entitlements.

Except... the dumb fuckers forgot to take me off the payroll. For a month...

Mixed messages, dudes...
(pizzaforcat ate some cement and HARDENED the FUCK UP on, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 5:38, 2 replies)

you idiot
You were working a month in arrears
(mersault, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:37, closed)

You idiot
At that point I was up to date with the pay. And the nasty letter from the big bad boss was pretty clear about immediate termination of salary because I was so gross... no, it was just the accountant being a lazy shit, was all...
(pizzaforcat ate some cement and HARDENED the FUCK UP on, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 1:47, closed)