<prompt> Human: I work as a valet, so my pay is based on tips. If I dont make base pay, employer independent valet agency run by one guy pays the difference. I got a check but didnt deposit until nearly a week later. Check says its valid for 90 days after the date. Get a letter from the bank saying the check bounced due to insignificant funds in other partys bank. My account charged 12 and Im given another check to use in its place. Another coworker who Ive known forever says his check bounced too. If the boss cant pay, then should I risk trying again? Why is it my fault that this douche cant send a good check? Is there a way to remove this charge or get the boss to fess up? It looks like this company is a sinking ship though he said he was working with new restaurants for more business and was looking for more workers. Now I just received a new check from him. I still have two checks Id like to deposit but Im afraid Im gonna keep getting charged. Should I just cash the checks? Am I on a sinking ship? Im already unhappy with some of the policies and and the boss never bothers to tell me the lock combinations each time Im sent to a new site. I always have to ask him for the combo. He once changed a combo without telling me and left me fiddling with the lock for 30 minutes before he replied the new combo. Hes also strict and a hardass over stupid things. Help me guys. Srry for unnecessary rant.  <response>: Ask your boss to cover the fee. If he wont, then take the other checks hes written you to any branch of his bank whatever bank is listed on the check to cash them. They will charge you a fee, but it will be less than a bounced check fee. And they wont cash them if the money isnt there. And then start looking for another job. Sometimes employers just screw up, causing a check to bounce. Its rare, and its stupid, but it does happen. However, Ive never heard of one not volunteering to cover the bounced check fee. Plus, it sounds like you may be fine with the work you do but not for the man you work for. It would just be best to find something more reliable, stable, and simple for your finances. 