If you’re a payroll professional reading this during the last week of January, you’re in a very specific season. Year-end is technically behind you. The longest nights are over. The adrenaline that carried you through December has started to wear off. But you’re not done yet—not really. W-2s are still front and center. Final validations are happening. Questions are starting to trickle in that feel bigger than they actually are... because you’re tired.

Last year, I discovered that terrible and unfortunate occurrences in payroll was a popular topic for a blog post, especially when framed...

Let me be perfectly clear. I stress at chess. Similarly, checkers is challenging. So there you have it. I am terrible at these games....