<prompt> Human: Alright so update: I figured out what the issue was and its the pay period. Ours is from the 16th to 15th, so when I started work on the 5th, worked on the 5th, 12th, and 15th, thats what was counted into this pay period. I was thinking bc we get paid on the 23rd of every month that it would count in the 19th, 20th, and 22nd since I also worked then, but now I understand how it works so the 57 is legitimate since the 19-22 will go onto my next check. Thanks for all the help and advice!I would appreciate it if some people could tell me how the taxes are taken out and all. I did fill out a W4 W2 maybe? form but I filled it out with my boss as I didnt really understand it myself. I work part time childcare for 8 an hour at a facility. We get direct deposit once a month. After calculating my total hours I worked for the whole month I found that before taxes I wouldve made 124. After taxes, my total that I received was 57. Not going to lie, this really disappointed me as i forgot about the taxes and all and I feel like more than 50 of my very very hard work was essentially useless? I know this is probably how it is for everyone else but nobody ever told me about this before so its very surprising to say the least. Where is over 50 of my pay going besides taxes? Surely the government isnt taking over 50 of someones pay when theyre only making 120 a month before the taxes? Is everyone losing over 50 of their pay to taxes regardless of how much they make a month before them?I am very confused on this so I would appreciate a breakdown of how the taxes work from hourly wages. If it helps, I am in SC. Assistant: Look at your check stub. It shows where all that money went.Human: Thy didnt give me one so Ill ask for one this weekend.  <response>: Make sure you do. They are actually obligated to give you one and its important to have to ensure there arent mistakes in withholding. You have every right to know whats being taken out of your paycheck and why.I learned this the hard way when I was younger; my employer had too many deductions listed I dont remember if this was because my situation had changed or is was a mistake on their part and was taking out almost nothing for taxes. I owed a lot of money at the end of the year. 