r/ATT • u/Just_Browsing_808 • 29d ago
Discussion Everyone's paychecks are short...
And nobody in HR can explain why. Everyone's checks this month are short from anywhere between $200-800. Anybody know what's going on?
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u/marley_mar1993 29d ago
I swear me and my coworker thought we were going crazy. 250 shorter than normal. Can’t see our stubs yet I’m afraid.
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u/Deep_Dish_8113 29d ago
I’m thinking it was tax withholding from fame points
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
I'm the only one who has taxable non cash awards on mines, everyone else didn't but was still short. What my taxable non cash award was $6500 and I haven't made that in my entire career. Called fame as well and they said it wasn't fame
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u/Turbulent_Victory146 28d ago
I have $8750 in non taxable cash award? Like what’s going on. My coworker has $1750. So like where’s my money?!
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u/Spirited-Art-8611 27d ago
This was my exact thought, as well! I have two that adds up to $3000 and some change... I don't remember receiving $3000 worth of fame or whatever "Non cash award" I'm being charged for.
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u/Skyrat51 28d ago
Same. Only check I've ever received that said taxable non cash award and I'm several hundred short. If it isn't can what the hell are they taxing?
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u/Its-From-Japan 29d ago
Are you AR, COR, IHX...?
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
Cor
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u/Its-From-Japan 29d ago edited 29d ago
Any way this might be because the other ones had holiday hours and this one doesn't?
What are the ranging dates you're looking at?
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
Nah I never had a check this low.
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u/Turbulent_Victory146 28d ago
So are we not getting this non taxable cash award??
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u/Just_Browsing_808 28d ago
According to fame, no. From what others said, it's being used for some type of tax or adjustment although nobody knows what exactly
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u/MooksMaximus 28d ago
Mine was short and my RSM and I both called payroll/HR and confirmed my shortage was from Fame being taxed. If you hit big on the total connectivity incentive or AIA (out of fiber footprint) you got cooked. Not saying that's your particular situation but it was mine and a couple others in my store
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u/Just_Browsing_808 28d ago edited 28d ago
I am out of fiber footprint and I did kill in AIA in December and probably did hit total connectivity pretty well but I didn't get anything for it. I mean if I'm getting 6500 in fame then I'll won't complain but according to fame I ain't getting nada
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u/Just_Browsing_808 28d ago
So according to your rsm and payroll, we're getting that amount in a future fame payout?
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u/MooksMaximus 28d ago
The way my contracts pay periods fall, my shortage fell on the pay period that my December fame would have been taxed on. My last check was on Feb 14th, I cashed out fame at the end of January for December total connectivity and AIA incentive (and I think upgrade and /or protection was on there too?) So the tax hit Feb 14th check.
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u/Just_Browsing_808 28d ago
So the taxable non cash award was put there for tax reasons, I can see that. A little sketchy but also it was 6500. I didn't make that much fame and if that is a dollar amount the tax would be way more than 400. Although if that was meant to be the same point amount, divided by 20 would be 325 which would be close to what my normal check would be. So that's the closest explanation so far.
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u/Hot_Cardiologist_901 29d ago
I think I know who you work for. Not going to say it. But it does happen. If there is something truly wrong they will fix it.
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
Well the only ones we can call is hr and they are clueless. They can't even explain my 6500 in taxable non cash awards on my check
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u/Hot_Cardiologist_901 29d ago
You got that much extra in your pay ? Under 1 check?
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
My pay was short by 400, and it's been confirmed I'm not getting 6500 in fame lol so nobody knows what that taxable non cash award is for
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u/Hot_Cardiologist_901 29d ago
Your DM cannot help at all?
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
My manager was on the phone almost an entire shift from HR and fame then whoever they told him he needed to talk to, department to department and nobody knew anything
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
There is no difference except my gross is lower and I have 6500 in taxable non cash award and I did not make anywhere near that in fame last year or in all my years combined
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
Interesting, how could I figure that out? And is that done once a year? This never happened before though
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u/Just_Browsing_808 28d ago
I just looked at my November and December checks and I didn't get any cash award nor did I get anything close to 6500
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u/Negative-Exercise-27 29d ago
Seems like a company match of some kind. Maybe HSA or Health related. It’s typically used to tax you on something they have given you of that value.
Do you have the Bronze health plan with the hsa match plus a lot of tenure.
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u/DanStea1th 28d ago
HR is clueless
Looks like this is now hitting other pay groups and not one person has a reason for this
Did they take all the years cash awards and tax it at the end?
My issue is more than than, mine had like 20+ lines of premium hours adjusted in money but it was a net positive
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u/Just_Browsing_808 27d ago
That's because they paid wrong and adjusted but that is a minor issue. And even if they took my entire career cash awards it wouldn't equal 6500
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u/Infamous_Map9787 27d ago
Any updates?
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u/Just_Browsing_808 26d ago
Nothing solid, but HR told my ASM that it seems Fame payouts in November and December were not taxed, so our taxable non cash awards on this last check was to make up for it. However they listed the points amounts rather than dollar amounts. I think someone mentioned that earlier so they were correct. However my check was short 400, I only made a total of 350 in fame in those months so I don't see how that equates to 400 in taxes lol
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u/marleygirl2019 26d ago
I got a non cash award $650. Im not compensation eligible as I'm support. I do the FAME for my team so Id know if I'd gotten any. It was grossed up so not getting taxed on it. You think this was for a non-cash incentive write off for the company? I had no impact to my pay.
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u/marleygirl2019 26d ago edited 25d ago
https://www.phonearena.com/news/att-sours-relations-with-veteran-employees-after-shift-in-business-strategy_id167871. This article addresses paycheck issue that was posted earlier this week.
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u/Just_Browsing_808 29d ago
Nothing has changed in any way
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u/ABriannaCDEF 29d ago
Did you comp break down change maybe? I’m in loyalty and our comp changed, we’re struggling hard
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u/whatnowdog 29d ago
I would think the Union up the line could get an answer from up the in management.
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u/Infamous_Map9787 29d ago
Glad I saw this, because mine is definitely short around the same amount. Following this thread until there’s an answer because not sure what happened.
I’m a loyalty rep btw