payroll now?”
“I’m managing the new model.”
“Then I need you to explain how the problem occurred and when the affected workers will be paid.”
Madison began describing the spreadsheet.
She explained that the formulas were correct, that the model had been designed to streamline processing, and that the banking platform had rejected records unexpectedly.
Marcus listened without interrupting.
When she finished, he asked, “How many of the affected records have you reconciled against the original timekeeping and deduction data?”
She looked at Harold.
That was when Marcus understood that
