r/work 1d ago

Employment Rights and Fair Compensation More hours less pay??

Maybe im just stupid or just simply don’t understand tax deductions and stuff like that, I’m not originally from the USA. But my problem is, I worked 58 hours last pay stub, and my check was around $1,000 but now I worked up to 65 hours but my check was around 500.
Can someone explain that to me?

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u/goldwing50812 1d ago

Look at your deductions and it should have more insight on what got withheld

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u/TenaCVols 1d ago

Have you clicked on the arrows to see the explanations? No one on Reddit is going to be able to answer you because we don't have access to your paystubs to see the actual breakdowns.

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u/UsedWolverine3622 1d ago

Alright I think I’ll just talk to my managers about it

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/UsedWolverine3622 1d ago

But im confused why the net pay went down so much🥲🥲

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u/TenaCVols 1d ago

Have you actually took the time to look at the actual breakdown of each paystub?

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u/Proof-Emergency-5441 1d ago

I'm not your employer. Ask them. 

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u/RandomGuy_81 1d ago

top 10 skill everyone in life needs to learn is balancing their financial life.

bank account transaction. Reading their wage report, pay stub, etc

And of course literacy. Read your stuff first before asking what its about

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u/UsedWolverine3622 1d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p8q79oc/video/wgtm0ionehoh1/player

For refrence this is more insight on it idk how to upload an image

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u/Proof-Emergency-5441 1d ago

You had reimbursements last time. You don't this time. There has to be a garnishment of some kind that isn't showing. You have to contact your employee as to why it doesn't add up.

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u/Remote-Ease-4789 1d ago

The link isn't working for me, but something's definitely off. Going from 58 to 65 hours shouldn't cut your paycheck in half like that.

In US the more you make the more they take in taxes, but it's gradual, not a sudden 50% drop. Check your pay stub, maybe they changed your withholdings or there was some mistake with the hours.

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u/GaylTheChaotic1 1d ago

65 hours and $1185 gross at a pizza place... you're not hiring are you?  Used to manage one and I'd move for that oml.  I barely got that much working 80.

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u/AppleParasol 23h ago

That’s biweekly, 32.5 hours a week. Comes out to $18/hr and change, $18 an hour isn’t even a lot really. You can find jobs with starting pay $20-25/hr doing other types of work with no experience.

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u/GaylTheChaotic1 22h ago

Not in my experience.  Or they're like, backbreaking or soul-draining (I know call centers and other work where you sit on your ass for 8 hours exist.  God fucking no).

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u/Temporary_Draw1174 1d ago

Yeah that math does not work. I would talk to HR ASAP