Did McDonalds pay me enough money? My paycheck seems short..?

you took zero deductions on the W-4 so you will have the highest possible deductions taken out of each check, remember you will pay income tax, social security & medicare out of every check. there are times when you may not work enough to have any income tax taken out but you always pay your social security and medicare.....

they MUST provide you a pay-stub, it does not matter how you are paid... your pay-stub will probably come in the mail....

when you get the stub look to see how many hours are on there, what rate of pay and what deductions there are...the stub will also show the dates of the pay-period... and that is another issue you need to consider.... when did the pay-period end?

in orientation they should have explained when the pay-periods started and ended and when the pay-days were for the corresponding pay-periods... so IF this first check was suppose to include all the days that you worked and it did not they can and will fix it...

now what manager did you talk to? the GM?

talk to the GM or the district manager, do NOT take the word of some assistant manager that this can't be fixed just because there is no documentation because they knew there was none.

explain to the GM or DM what happened, all you need is anyone who worked with you to verify you were at training as scheduled....

the managers should have a training schedule and they should have kept track of which trainees showed up and which ones didn't...if you had missed a day i bet they would have documentation of that...

so TALK to someone higher up, be polite and professional, explain what has happened and ask how they intend to correct it.... explain you understand that it is hard to keep up with everyone training when there was no way to clock in and out.

politely stress that you are sure they have the training schedule and can see that you were suppose to work those days (that assumes you did work the days you were scheduled to).

they should add the extra day on the next pay-check

A bankrupcy judge would want to see some sacrifice on your part before he would allow you a bankrupcy judgement. There are so many things you could do to reorganize your debts, such as trade in your gashog truck for something a little more fuel efficient. Eat a few less groceries. In running up this much credit card debt, you have already "played", and now is the time to pay. Filing bankrupcy will give your credit a minimum of 10 years (used to be 7) bad credit - which can also affect any career moves you might want to make. With the figures you have given, you still have $1000 a month after rent and truck payments. If a judge thinks you are filing just to avoid one debt, with your income, he may deny your bankrupcy, and then the credit card companies can suit and get a wage garnishment. They now can even get a garnishment under bankrupcy. Make your decision very carefully - it doesn't seem like a wise decision, from what you've given us.

Look at the details of your pay slip for the "pay period". It's very possible that you were only paid for some of those days because the next shifts are part of the NEXT pay period and will appear on your next paycheck.

They must give you a pay slip/stub or details in some format - regardless of how they pay you. Was there a way to sign up for email notification? Otherwise at least ask your boss or coworkers what the pay period was - they should know. It's VERY normal for there to be about a week from the end of the pay period to when you actually get paid. I would be EXTREMELY surprised if a franchise like McDonalds would do anything like short you pay - for all the bad rap working at McDonalds has at least they're honest employers.

They have to provide you with a breakdown of how they are paying you. You may have to go online to access it or request it from your manager, but there IS a record that will break down how many hours you are getting paid for, at what rate, what the gross is, what is taken out for taxes, etc. Ask for a copy of that or how to access it and see where the problem is.

What is the period you're being paid for on this check? There's a delay between working and getting paid, so the check might not include the recent (up to a week usually) days that you worked. Ask your supervisor when the pay period ended.

It depends on how you filled out your w-4 forms. Check the lines on your pay stub to see how much tax was being withheld. It actually sounds about right.

How did you fill out your w-4?

sounds about right.. taking 58$ out in taxes.. sucks I know,, sorry.

Why are you working at McDonalds?