My Boss Fired Me After 10 Years of Running Payroll for 12,000 Workers—72 Hours Later, 1,237 Employees Had No Paycheck

the documented reconciliation process.”

“Who would have authority to access the records?”

“Authorized Granite employees would retain system access. We would establish an appropriate secure process for any information you need to review.”

“And who would approve the final payment files?”

“The company’s designated finance and payroll authorities.”

“Good.”

I took a breath.

“I want to be clear about something. I will not accept responsibility for a system I cannot control, and I will not bypass established approval procedures to meet a deadline.”

“Understood.”

“I also expect a written agreement