One of the earliest known examples of payroll, dating back to around 3,000 BC, is a pay stub showing workers being paid in beer rations. Less than 100 years ago, some companies paid employees in company scrip. During the company scrip days, workers would find themselves in a less-than-ideal cycle of debt due to fees and the high prices of goods, as portrayed in the song Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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