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Exactly what I was thinking. Company fucked up. Not my job to babysit their money for 8 months, and DEFINITELY not my job to call them and beg them to take it b

Exactly what I was thinking. Company fucked up. Not my job to babysit their money for 8 months, and DEFINITELY not my job to call them and beg them to take it back. Corporations have brainwashed a lot of people I think, to forget that you have agency over your own life.

ryandrake 4y ago
Oh trust me, I did call an attorney for a free consultation. Apparently in my State my chances of keeping the money were slim and he advised me to just return it and move on with life. I figured if even a lawyer doesn't see any money for himself here, then I don't see any either.
- pfisherman 4y ago
  Another way might have been look at it like a free loan. Invest the money (in something relatively safe), and then pay it back having earned yourself some interest / return for your trouble of looking after their money.
  - rullelito 4y ago
    lol God no
- RobRivera 4y ago
  smart move! very good to seek legal consultant in such situations
bityard 4y ago
Just so no one reads this and thinks it's a good idea to tell the company to simply fuck off if the same thing happens to them: There is such a thing as acting in good faith. When you notice an obvious mistake in your favor (even if it's made by The Evil Faceless Corporation of Malevolency), trying to tell someone about it is not only going to protect your ass if it winds up in court, it's just The Right Thing To Do. (Of course, if they ignore you or send you in circles, then you have a stronger case that they don't want it back all _that_ bad.)
- svnpenn 4y ago
  > The Right Thing To Do Hopefully you're joking on this part. No large company will ever act or care about the above quote, so its foolish for an individual to do so.
  - tmpz22 4y ago
    But the Judge will. The theme here is that a (small) win is not worth a life-ruining liability.
  - pwpw 4y ago
    Who cares? The right thing to do doesn't rely on what others may hypothetically do. Acting in good faith consistently in life can pay off multiple times over if you build up a reputation for it. And from a non-selfish angle, it's the moral choice to make. Now the poster has the opportunity to work for that company again, which would have probably been burned if they fought to keep the money accidentally paid to them.
- edmcnulty101 4y ago
  I think think OP did do the right thing. He tried to contact them and was blown off

ryandrake 4y ago

Oh trust me, I did call an attorney for a free consultation. Apparently in my State my chances of keeping the money were slim and he advised me to just return it and move on with life. I figured if even a lawyer doesn't see any money for himself here, then I don't see any either.

pfisherman 4y ago
Another way might have been look at it like a free loan. Invest the money (in something relatively safe), and then pay it back having earned yourself some interest / return for your trouble of looking after their money.
- rullelito 4y ago
  lol God no
RobRivera 4y ago
smart move! very good to seek legal consultant in such situations

bityard 4y ago

Just so no one reads this and thinks it's a good idea to tell the company to simply fuck off if the same thing happens to them: There is such a thing as acting in good faith. When you notice an obvious mistake in your favor (even if it's made by The Evil Faceless Corporation of Malevolency), trying to tell someone about it is not only going to protect your ass if it winds up in court, it's just The Right Thing To Do. (Of course, if they ignore you or send you in circles, then you have a stronger case that they don't want it back all _that_ bad.)

svnpenn 4y ago
> The Right Thing To Do Hopefully you're joking on this part. No large company will ever act or care about the above quote, so its foolish for an individual to do so.
- tmpz22 4y ago
  But the Judge will. The theme here is that a (small) win is not worth a life-ruining liability.
- pwpw 4y ago
  Who cares? The right thing to do doesn't rely on what others may hypothetically do. Acting in good faith consistently in life can pay off multiple times over if you build up a reputation for it. And from a non-selfish angle, it's the moral choice to make. Now the poster has the opportunity to work for that company again, which would have probably been burned if they fought to keep the money accidentally paid to them.
edmcnulty101 4y ago
I think think OP did do the right thing. He tried to contact them and was blown off