conversation: User (fishbonegeneral): "Basically what it says in the title.  I have (had?) an account with Independent Bank, and it was sitting at a $0 balance for a few days.  Yesterday, my paycheck and a separate larger direct deposit showed as present in my account, but I just went to the bank and they said they had closed the account for inactivity.  They said they had returned my balance, but the girl on the counter couldn't be more specific than that, because "that department doesn't work weekends." I'm at a loss what to do.  I have bills, and I'm supposed to go on vacation Tuesday.  Anyone have any advice?"
  Self: "I am a corporate payroll manager for a company with out of state facilities. We recently had this happen and it was handled within one day. The employee called us the day after realizing the account was closed, I checked with our bank to see if the direct deposit had been rejected and it had been. We cut the employee a manual check immediately. \n\nI can’t say what your company’s protocol is or how quickly your banks work, but definitely let them know that this is URGENT and that you have bills to pay, rent to pay, etc. The employee this happened to was panicking so I knew it was important. The employee wasn’t disrespectful or angry at me, but made it clear that they couldn’t pay rent without this paycheck, so I made sure they got their paycheck that day. I hope that’s how it works out for you!"
  Zootrainer (Zootrainer): "You sound like a great manager!"
  Self: "Thank you! I am right-hand to our HR director and can honestly say that our company consistently errs on the side of the employee."
  undonehair (undonehair): "Can you work HR at Signet? That would be heaven."
  