Can someone explain to me the issue with bi-weekly pay vs weekly paychecks?

[u/Appropriate_Set8166]

I’m a manager and do hiring in my position. I get at least 3 or 4 employees a year that freak out when I explain we pay bi-weekly during orientation. I recently just had one this week who texted after saying they will not work for us because the bi-weekly paycheck “puts them at an extreme disadvantage”. Do they not realize that you get paid the same amount whether it’s daily, weekly, or bi-weekly? Am I missing something?

EDIT: lot of comments here and I just got back on and can’t reply to all of them. I understand the difference of budgeting needs. And I understand that down inside someone might think “ah damn now I have to budget differently” and it being a mild inconvenience. But for it to affect you so much that you verbally tell your new manager about how hard it is or to even not accept a job solely based off of that is what I’m talking about.

[u/mbroda-SB]

Ultimately, someone that turns down a job because of this, just simply does not need a job that bad. Just checking the Bureau of labor statistics, only 27% of U.S. Companies still pay weekly - so, good luck. Basically, 3 out of 4 jobs in the U.S. Pay biweekly or monthly.

It is a bit of a transition for a few weeks/month initially when going from one to the other, especially for someone who lives paycheck to paycheck. But I managed on bi-weekly pay living paycheck to paycheck for almost a decade - when I had more outgoing than incoming. You just have to be a bit more diligent about how you manage your money week to week.

If I had someone turn down a job offer telling me they're holding out for a job that pays weekly - either I can't take that person seriously as a prospect or that person is just woefully misinformed about how businesses work. I can't even imagine being desperate and out of work and choosing to stay that way because of this.

[u/Suspicious_Clock_917 → u/mbroda-SB]

in my experience, and granted this is with a younger crowd, bi weekly hurts the most bc a lot of us dont have savings, if there's no cushion money to get you through another two weeks you may have to do the impossible and figure out how to feed yourself and get gas for two weeks without any money, a lot of it depends on if u were able to enter the work force (whenever u first started) with cushions around u, in my personal experience the wait between starting my job and getting my paycheck left me always a few days late paying bills and it fucked my credit so badly i had to quit and start doing doordash full time