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

covering the scope, compensation, confidentiality, access, and reporting responsibilities.”

Patricia paused.

“That’s reasonable.”

We discussed the possibility of a short engagement to help the company review the affected records and improve the immediate reconciliation process.

I would not be handed unrestricted access simply because I had once been an employee. The company would need to authorize any access appropriately, and I would work within the agreed scope.

I would also not guarantee that every payment could be corrected by a particular hour. That depended on the quality of the available