Man Furious After Company Paid Him His Last Cheque In Grease-Covered Pennies

An American man who received his final check in grease-covered pennies was furious.

Fayetteville resident Andreas Flaten, who worked for A-OK Walker Autoworks until November 2020, submitted his two-week notice after allegedly experiencing a toxic work environment.

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The possibility of Flaten's departure is reported to have upset his boss, Miles Walker, to the point where, upon learning the news, he "froze and stared at [Flaten] for like a straight minute."

After relaying the news to his employer, the former employee said to WGCL-TV that Walker "gets up, puts his hands on his head, walks out the door, and disappears," according to WHDH.

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As his employment with the organization ended, Flaten expected to receive his last paycheck.

In spite of that, as soon as January arrived and he didn't receive the $915 owed to him, he reached out to the Georgia Department of Labor seeking help.

The organization persisted in holding back his payment until recently, around the middle of this month, when Flaten discovered a heap of greasy pennies on his driveway upon leaving his residence.

The pennies seemed to have been coated in oil or grease, and his final payslip was enclosed in an envelope bearing the following inscription: ‘f*ck you.’

Flaten told Fox 13 News: "This is a childish thing to do."

The ex-staff member collected the coins in a wheelbarrow located in his garage and dedicated several evenings to trying to cleanse the pennies using a mixture of dish soap, vinegar, and water.

He said: "If I’ve done my math correctly, 91,515 pennies should come out to be about – at two and a half grams each – about 504 pounds."

Flaten remarked that he had spent roughly 90 minutes washing several hundred of the coins.

He added: "I think that’s going to be a lot of work for money I’ve already worked for.”

"It’s going to be hours upon hours […] to clean this money up so that it’s even able to be spent. It’s definitely not fair at all."

In response to questions about the coins, Walker informed WGCL-TV that he couldn't remember whether or not he had dumped them, and added, "As long as he got paid, that's all that matters."

Despite his attempts to remove the grime from the coins, Flaten expressed apprehension that the oil or grease used to coat them could be detrimental to the environment.

A freshwater creek is located approximately 100 feet away from his residence, and Flaten was concerned that the grease might trickle down his driveway and contaminate the water.

In short, the entire episode was a complete disaster from beginning to end.