<prompt> Human: I recently started full-time as an employee in the US government. On the offer letter I signed, they indicated they would pay me an annual salary of 60,000. On my first pay statement, it says my annual salary is 57,002. I emailed HR about this and Im currently waiting for a response. Does anyone have advice on how I should go about handling this?  <response>: Sounds like youre doing the right thing. 