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		vba616 on Dec 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A fake job offer gone wrong >Do people really get paid by checks in the US? If they don't have a bank account or refuse direct deposit or direct deposit isn't set up yet. Or if the employer is treating them as an independent contractor, maybe.

coredog64 on Dec 10, 2022 [–]

I had a scummy employer that was always “overpaying” me. So I switched to paper checks that I cashed at his bank and wired to mine. If there was a real overpayment, sure, he’d get his money back…eventually.

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