• prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
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        6 months ago

        1st and 15th is common. Every Friday is common. Every other Friday is common too.

        ^ my experience the past 4 decades in the USA.

        I’ve never had monthly but that would be dope.

        • modifier@lemmy.ca
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          6 months ago

          Also USA and same exact firsthand experience. My dad worked for the government and got paid monthly when I was growing up, but every job I’ve had has been one of the 3 you listed.

        • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          6 months ago

          I absolutely hate being paid monthly. The last week to two weeks is brutal especially when you’re getting paid paycheck to paycheck.

          I’d say being paid every other week is best.

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        6 months ago

        Interesting. Every job I’ve ever had paid biweekly as well. I’m in the USA. Sometimes even enormous hoops were jumped through in order to provide it on that schedule.

        • Unruffled [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          6 months ago

          It also varies by profession and/or position in some countries. Managers and “professionals” on higher salaries will often be paid monthly, whereas “ordinary” employees would usually get paid weekly or bi-weekly. Personally, I think it’s a tacit acknowledgement that it’s much harder to budget for a whole month on lower rates of pay.

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            6 months ago

            Wouldn’t it be easier to budget for a whole month on low pay, especially since bills are monthly.

            Paycheck comes in -> Pay all bills for that month -> whatever is left you can spend that month.

        • Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org
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          6 months ago

          Same here.

          PS: Apparently a lot of Americans aren’t even familiar with the word fortnight.

          It means two weeks if anyone hasn’t heard it before.

        • jaybone@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          I get paid twice every lunar cycle with a small silk bag full of enchanted gems. What the hell are the rest of you people doing?