Your first paystub, annotated
Net pay is the one number that cannot tell you anything is wrong. The errors live in the lines above it, and the first stub is where they start.
Benefits
Every post filed under Benefits, newest first. Posts can carry several topics, so they show up on more than one of these pages.
Employer tuition assistance, and the clause that makes you pay it back
Most tuition benefits are reimbursement, not payment, and most carry a service period. The clauses to find in the policy before you enroll anywhere.
What your benefits actually cost you, and the three numbers to compare
The premium is the only cost you are sure to pay. The deductible and out-of-pocket maximum decide what a bad year actually costs you.
Accrued, unlimited, use-it-or-lose-it: how time off policies differ
The most consequential line in a time off policy is not how many days you get. It is whether those days exist as a balance you could ever be paid for.
The new-hire packet, annotated: what to sign now, what to keep a copy of
The packet is ordered by what the employer needs back fastest, not by what costs you most. Two of the pages you sign in seconds are the binding ones.