Aussie reveals annoying workplace habit that needs to change now: 'I'm living off scraps'
- Woman wants to be paid more frequently
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A young worker has vented her frustration at getting paid fortnightly, claiming she runs out of money by the second week and is forced to live off 'scraps'.
The woman, who goes by the name Renny, complained the current payment set-up at work was not working in her favour.
'Getting paid fortnightly needs to be genuinely banned because one week I am so rich. I am so rich,' she said in a TikTok video on Wednesday.
'The next week, (I'm) living off genuine scraps.'
Renny advocated to be paid weekly to help her budget.
Her rant appeared to fall on fear ears with many social media users argued she was getting paid more frequently than others.
'Girl, wait until you get paid monthly,' one wrote.
'Fortnightly is a luxury in comparison to monthly,' another said.
'As someone who gets paid monthly, I envy you,' a third said.
Others said Renny needed to budget her savings better.
'Just budget? It's really not that difficult. I love getting paid fortnightly,' one person wrote.
'You need to get it put into a separate account then have an automatic transfer set up to pay yourself weekly. Believe me this is a life saver,' another said.
'Tell me you can’t save without telling me you can’t save,' one added.
Some agreed with the young worker saying they burned through their money straight away.
'I'm rich on Thursday to Saturday. Then I'm living off 5 cent pieces til my next pay,' one wrote.
'I get paid on Wednesdays I’m rich from Wednesday-Sunday then Monday- the next Wednesday I’m living off PENNIES,' a second added.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about 52 per of Aussies got paid fortnightly in 2022 compared to 33 per cent who were paid weekly and 12 per cent who got paid monthly.
TikTok user Renny claimed fortnightly pay left her rich one week and poor the next
About three per cent were even paid quarterly.
Monthly pay is on the rise due to its administrative ease.
Weekly pay does provide the least cash-flow issues for employees covering their expenses.
