Explanation Behind the Poll

Monday was payroll.  I never love those days because I'm the one who has to run it.  Yeah we all like getting paid, but it's an annoyance for me.  So included in the pay period was Hurricane Gustav.  Needless to say most people weren't getting paid a whole lot, but I wasn't that worried because I am paid on salary.  In my mind salary is determined with holidays and in this case natural disasters.  Which as I see most of you thought (who voted at least) the same.  Well after I cut paychecks, my boss asked me if I "prorated" the salary.  HUH?  I was like what are you talking about?  He of course was referring to the hurricane and how we didn't come to work for a couple of days.  I didn't see his point as with salary you get paid if you are at work or not.  He then proceeded to demand I fix my paycheck along with the others paychecks who were also paid on salary and to tell them I made a mistake.  I told my co-worker that was BS and I was just going to take a vaca day because I refused to give up any part of my paycheck.  Long story short that same co-worker talked to the bossman and later decided that he wasn't going to do that.  Grr...  I kept wondering why the system wouldn't let me "PRORATE" someone's salary.  There is no such thing.  But how do  you tell your boss who doesn't know any better that???  It would be called an excuse to him... the words "Make it Happen" come to mind.  I hate those blasted words.  I wish I could turn them around on the boss.  :)