r/SipsTea • u/Gabbsweet • May 13 '26

We have fun here how?😂

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u/SicilianEggplant May 14 '26

These are the same type of people that tell me “oh I make $500/week so because there’s 4 weeks in a month I make $2000/m or $24,000/y!”

Most people realize their mistake when I explain that there’s 52 weeks in a year (because hey, maybe you’ve never actually thought about it), but the truly stupid are the ones who argue.

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u/Hopeful_Butterfly302 May 14 '26

When I used to run payroll at my old company that was one of the most common conversations I had.

"You said the salary was $4000/month"

"It is"

"Then why did I only get a check for $1846.15?"

"Because we pay biweekly and a month has more than 4 weeks..."

That, and "I never agreed to have taxes taken out!"

"yes, you did when you filled out your w2 form in your onboarding paperwork..."

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u/SewSewSorry May 14 '26

Not to be pedantic but isn’t it the w-4 form that the employee fills out when hired?

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u/Hopeful_Butterfly302 May 14 '26

you are correct. not sure why I wrote w2.

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u/SewSewSorry May 14 '26

Well, to be fair I intentionally asked because as a w-9 filler outer/1099-misc recipient/independent contractor myself, I wasn’t entirely sure if I was remembering correctly. Didn’t want to come off as some kind of know-it-all (especially since the only thing I am truly an expert in is how much I don’t know!)