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We process payroll weekly on Wednesdays for direct deposit on Fridays .
Whenever there is a holiday during the week we process a day early so that employees will get paid on time (Friday) or if Friday is a holiday, they will get paid on Thursdays.
This week when I went to process payroll on Tuesday I noticed that there wasn’t the exclamation mark that is always there to let you know that payroll needs to be complete that day to make it on time.
I processed payroll on Tuesday. When I received the confirmation email about the direct deposit, it said that the paychecks wouldn’t be deposited until Monday the 22nd.
But for more than half of the employees, their check was received on Thursday.
I have never had this issue.
This did not happen with our payroll on Friday July 4, 2025.
I’m trying to avoid this in the future.

I’ve owned a very successful small business for almost 20 years. We grow every year and I’m really excited about where things are going and my employees seem to feel the same. Except for one. She’s been with us for almost 10 years. She started as an admin assistant and has received may promotions in her position and salary.
Her attitude has been going downhill for the past year. She has outbursts that are becoming more frequent. She has issues with changes that we are making. And her general attitude toward everything is really poor. I’ve had multiple conversations with her and she gets better for a little bit but then it just goes back to being worse than it was.
I will admit that I am being very selfish in wanting to keep her because she knows a lot and I rely on her to keep projects and employees running smoothly which ultimately make my business successful. She has relations with all of our business contacts that can assist with getting things done, where and who to purchase from, and a lot of other very niche information. But I feel she is being a detriment to the overall moral of our operation especially when it comes to the office staff. I nor anyone else in the company have the time to take on her tasks while someone else is trained.
How do you even hire to replace someone that has almost a decade of experience that is so specific to our business?
I’m not sure if I let her go how I fill her shoes and keep things running smoothly. This is totally my fault for letting someone take on so much. I thought I was doing the right thing by letting someone grow with us. Any advice is appreciated.
And if anyone is curious if her pay is a reason she is acting the way she is, she makes $95k, bonuses, profit sharing contributions, 401k, paid health insurance, paid holidays, paid vacation, and it’s a 8-5 monday through friday in office position. She has no degree and no certifications.