In the “No good deed goes unpunished” department, I took my staff out to lunch and stopped to deposit a $1400.00 check. As I drove away I noticed the deposit slip read “$14,000.00.”
I immediately turned around and went inside to straighten it out, then we proceeded to lunch.
After lunch, I paid with the company debit card. Waitress comes back and says it’s declined.
An employee pays for lunch, and I go to the bank and, with controlled rage, inquire. Apparently when I reported the overage, the bank placed a “fraud” hold on my account which could not be lifted for 24 to 48 hours.
Bastards.
It was TCF Bank at 10 Mile and Ryan, in case anyone is interested.
I can’t tell you how difficult a couple of big banks make my life when I report errors in my favor to them as part of my job. They act as though you’re asking for money, while you are telling them that they counted a check in your deposit twice and should remove one of the duplicated credits.
In the last ten years I think everyone with an IQ over 100 that worked for a bank was laid off and replaced by people with IQs less than 80. The branch staff all seem young & clueless, and the experienced workers are probably collecting unemployment.
A teller gave me $1000 too much a few months ago. I called it to her attention and she kept insisting it was correct. Uh, no, so I put it in a separate envelope. She later called in tears asking for it back because her draw hadn’t balanced. Of course, I immediately jumped in the car and returned it. That was about the only time my good deed ever went unpunished.
Just my experience.