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

“Eleanor,” he said.

“Harold.”

He glanced at the folder in my hand.

“Thank you for coming back.”

“I’m here under the consulting agreement. Let’s focus on the records.”

His face tightened slightly, but he nodded.

Inside the conference room, the payroll supervisor, two finance employees, a human resources representative, Madison, and a bank liaison were waiting.

I placed my folder on the table.

“Before we begin, I want to establish three things,” I said.

Everyone looked up.

“First, we will not guess at payment amounts. Every correction must be supported