Constant Contact Inc. 2025-11-08T22:58:55Z

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That Thursday morning smelled like wet grass and betrayal. My landscaping foreman handed me crumpled timesheets soaked in dew - or was it sweat from guilt? Another week of phantom hours haunted my payroll. Carlos claimed 14 hours mulching Mrs. Johnson's garden, yet her security cameras showed his truck leaving at noon. My fingers trembled punching numbers into QuickBooks, each keystroke echoing like a judge's gavel condemning my trust. When the $1,200 overpayment notification flashed, I kicked t

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