all that would show on the paystub was $69 - it didn't show a plus or minus - my paycheck amount was different each week due to my hours changing and how many nights i worked (which was a different pay). i didn't recheck my check because i did it. i added my hours, which were approved prior to doing the check (the same for everyone). as far as costing the company money, as soon as i was told of the mistake, on the day i was terminated, i said i wanted to repay the money - i had them keep 96 hours of accrued vacation time. if someone else were doing payroll, yes i would double check my paycheck. but i did the paycheck, and then it was checked by my supervisor who either a) did not do his job in reviewing all payroll or b) he didn't realize the mistake either. if this wasn't a mistake i wouldn't be fighting so hard for this. as far as doing my job adequately, i am not experienced in this - i was never trained - they knew this when i was hired. as i said i took a quickbooks test prior to my being hired and did not do well at all, i left thinking there was no way i would be hired. but i was. on my first day i said i needed training in quickbooks. all that i got was a few hours going over taxes as they had problems in tax issues in the past. i did my deduction exactly as my supervisor showed me on the first payroll and i continued to do it the same way.