Comments on: Oops: Microsoft Asks Some Laid Off Workers To Send Back Part Of Their Severance (Updated) http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:34:54 -0800 hourly 1 By: Microsoft Demands Refund from Laid-Off Workers http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-3049442 Microsoft Demands Refund from Laid-Off Workers Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:23:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-3049442 [...] its unemployed former workers, whom Microsoft axed in its first-ever mass layoffs.  According to TechCrunch, Microsoft made an accounting error when it laid off its employees last month, so it sent a letter [...] [...] its unemployed former workers, whom Microsoft axed in its first-ever mass layoffs.  According to TechCrunch, Microsoft made an accounting error when it laid off its employees last month, so it sent a letter [...]

]]> By: ugg http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-2899427 ugg Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:19:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2899427 great posting. thx for sharing. great posting. thx for sharing.

]]> By: Adding Insult To Injury: MySpace Botches Layoffs | Spin Valley Post http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-2824981 Adding Insult To Injury: MySpace Botches Layoffs | Spin Valley Post Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:28:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2824981 [...] course, MySpace isn’t the first company to botch their layoffs. Earlier this year Microsoft asked some of its laid off employees to send back part of their severance checks. Microsoft’s goof [...] [...] course, MySpace isn’t the first company to botch their layoffs. Earlier this year Microsoft asked some of its laid off employees to send back part of their severance checks. Microsoft’s goof [...]

]]> By: Adding Insult To Injury: MySpace Botches Layoffs | Cellphone Ultra http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-2824335 Adding Insult To Injury: MySpace Botches Layoffs | Cellphone Ultra Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:27:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2824335 [...] course, MySpace isn’t the first company to botch their layoffs. Earlier that year Microsoft asked some of its laid off employees to send back part of their severance checks. Microsoft’s goof [...] [...] course, MySpace isn’t the first company to botch their layoffs. Earlier that year Microsoft asked some of its laid off employees to send back part of their severance checks. Microsoft’s goof [...]

]]> By: AlikSoft http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-2823679 AlikSoft Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:13:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2823679 B.G.! You cut hands which feed you? Bran to itself brains! B.G.! You cut hands which feed you? Bran to itself brains!

]]> By: Microsoft again proves that it is DUMB! | Job Postings - Profossor.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-2746330 Microsoft again proves that it is DUMB! | Job Postings - Profossor.com Wed, 13 May 2009 14:24:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2746330 [...] to return the extra severance that the company paid out accidentally!!  Read the entire stuff in Techcrunch. Don’t forget to check out the [...] [...] to return the extra severance that the company paid out accidentally!!  Read the entire stuff in Techcrunch. Don’t forget to check out the [...]

]]> By: Microsoft chce zwrotu błędnie wypłaconych pieniędzy od zwolnionych pracowników | Press Room http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-2717957 Microsoft chce zwrotu błędnie wypłaconych pieniędzy od zwolnionych pracowników | Press Room Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:44:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2717957 [...] Pomyłki w systemach płacowych zdarzają się nawet w największych firmach - w przypadku pracowników firmy, problem jest raczej łatwy do rozwiązania. Wystarczy wewnętrzne memo i jest teoretycznie po sprawie. Co jeśli błędnie wypłaciliśmy pieniądze pracownikom których właśnie zwolniono ? Sprawa robi się już trudniejsza, tym bardziej jeśli chodzi o Microsoft. [...] [...] Pomyłki w systemach płacowych zdarzają się nawet w największych firmach – w przypadku pracowników firmy, problem jest raczej łatwy do rozwiązania. Wystarczy wewnętrzne memo i jest teoretycznie po sprawie. Co jeśli błędnie wypłaciliśmy pieniądze pracownikom których właśnie zwolniono ? Sprawa robi się już trudniejsza, tym bardziej jeśli chodzi o Microsoft. [...]

]]> By: Maria’s Worlds » Blogs The Network » Microsoft: Another Day, Another Bad PR Move http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-5/#comment-2697605 Maria’s Worlds » Blogs The Network » Microsoft: Another Day, Another Bad PR Move Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:51:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2697605 [...] component. The insult component comes courtesy of Microsoft's HR department, which according to a report in TechCrunch, have sent a letter to the laid off employees informing that they owe Microsoft a sum [...] [...] component. The insult component comes courtesy of Microsoft’s HR department, which according to a report in TechCrunch, have sent a letter to the laid off employees informing that they owe Microsoft a sum [...]

]]> By: Public Relations Can Sway Corporate Actions http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2681309 Public Relations Can Sway Corporate Actions Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:14:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2681309 [...] companies try to exploit their employees and consumers might not generate enough interest to get Techcrunch coverage (as did the Microsoft incident), that doesn’t mean we have to sit back and take it. Smaller [...] [...] companies try to exploit their employees and consumers might not generate enough interest to get Techcrunch coverage (as did the Microsoft incident), that doesn’t mean we have to sit back and take it. Smaller [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Cuts 1,400 Employees And Then Asks For Severance Package Refunds [Failure] | Techno Portal http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2676677 Microsoft Cuts 1,400 Employees And Then Asks For Severance Package Refunds [Failure] | Techno Portal Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:23:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2676677 [...] Sounds almost too terrible to be true, and yet there’s photographic evidence that exists proving Microsoft overpaid a bunch of its former employees and now wants its money back. Oh, and some employees were apparently underpaid as well. What do you think you would do in this situation? [TechCrunch] [...] [...] Sounds almost too terrible to be true, and yet there’s photographic evidence that exists proving Microsoft overpaid a bunch of its former employees and now wants its money back. Oh, and some employees were apparently underpaid as well. What do you think you would do in this situation? [TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Temp Workers on the Hook « TechWag http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2638738 Microsoft Temp Workers on the Hook « TechWag Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:48:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2638738 [...] Oops: Microsoft Asks Some Laid Off Workers To Send Back Part Of Their Severance (techcrunch.com) Filed under: Politics, business, sad Tags: Aditi, business, Company, Economic, Microsoft, Seattle PI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer [...] [...] Oops: Microsoft Asks Some Laid Off Workers To Send Back Part Of Their Severance (techcrunch.com) Filed under: Politics, business, sad Tags: Aditi, business, Company, Economic, Microsoft, Seattle PI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer [...]

]]> By: Jsh http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-1/#comment-2638662 Jsh Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:51:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2638662 I was in a situation where I was overpaid by a company that I worked for. I made every attempt to give that money back to thema and bring it to their attention that they were overpaying me. After 3 months of receiving the overpayment in the form of them miscalculating my overtime they finally realized I was right. I subsequently agreed to pay the money back. I left the job later and they attempted to take the rest of what they said I owed them out of my last check. I went to their payroll department and told them first off that wasn't what I agreed to and second that I didn't think that I owed them the money bac at all and I expected a check not only for what they took out of my last check but also for what I paid back in the first place. That same day, after they consulted with their lawyers, I received a check for the full amount of what they overpaid me in the first place. This number was in the thousands...I don't believe their attorney fees would've amounted to that much. You do the math! I was in a situation where I was overpaid by a company that I worked for. I made every attempt to give that money back to thema and bring it to their attention that they were overpaying me. After 3 months of receiving the overpayment in the form of them miscalculating my overtime they finally realized I was right. I subsequently agreed to pay the money back. I left the job later and they attempted to take the rest of what they said I owed them out of my last check. I went to their payroll department and told them first off that wasn’t what I agreed to and second that I didn’t think that I owed them the money bac at all and I expected a check not only for what they took out of my last check but also for what I paid back in the first place. That same day, after they consulted with their lawyers, I received a check for the full amount of what they overpaid me in the first place. This number was in the thousands…I don’t believe their attorney fees would’ve amounted to that much. You do the math!

]]> By: Microsoft Asks Laid-Off Workers for Some Severance Back | Latest Gadgets Reviews http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2637058 Microsoft Asks Laid-Off Workers for Some Severance Back | Latest Gadgets Reviews Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:24:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2637058 [...] to a report by TechCrunch, the letters have been sent to more than one person, and it appears some may have even been [...] [...] to a report by TechCrunch, the letters have been sent to more than one person, and it appears some may have even been [...]

]]> By: Glynes http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2636899 Glynes Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:44:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2636899 Apparently Microsoft's "HR Customer Support" is right on part with their "Software Customer Support"! Apparently Microsoft’s “HR Customer Support” is right on part with their “Software Customer Support”!

]]> By: RegularGuy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-1/#comment-2636589 RegularGuy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:43:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2636589 I also know what money that is given to me is called - it's called a 'gift.' Not one of these MS employees 'took' the money - that would be theft. This was a gift. I also know what money that is given to me is called – it’s called a ‘gift.’

Not one of these MS employees ‘took’ the money – that would be theft. This was a gift.

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2636485 Dave Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:04:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2636485 http://davespeaksup.blogspot.com/2009/02/unraveling-of-moral-fiber.html http://davespea...oral-fiber.html

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2636479 Dave Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:58:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2636479 <a>The Unraveling of Moral Fiber</a> The Unraveling of Moral Fiber

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-1/#comment-2636435 Dave Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:43:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2636435 And tell me something. How would you feel if you were one of those who was shorted and MS made your amount whole, you found out that the jerk from the cubicle next to yours got overpaid $4500 and was going to be allowed to keep it? I'm sure you will say, "that's okay. As long as I got what I was promised everything is okay." And tell me something. How would you feel if you were one of those who was shorted and MS made your amount whole, you found out that the jerk from the cubicle next to yours got overpaid $4500 and was going to be allowed to keep it? I’m sure you will say, “that’s okay. As long as I got what I was promised everything is okay.”

]]> By: ComputerBase - Ex-Microsoft-Mitarbeiter behalten Abfindung http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2636324 ComputerBase - Ex-Microsoft-Mitarbeiter behalten Abfindung Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:47:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2636324 [...] jedoch will man nun offenbar kein weiteres negatives Medienecho provozieren, nachdem der entsprechende Brief am Wochenende in die Öffentlichkeit [...] [...] jedoch will man nun offenbar kein weiteres negatives Medienecho provozieren, nachdem der entsprechende Brief am Wochenende in die Öffentlichkeit [...]

]]> By: Around the Web 2.23.09: Gawker folds Defamer, poor sports attack Xbox Live, sob stories fill Craigslist - Future is Now http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2635939 Around the Web 2.23.09: Gawker folds Defamer, poor sports attack Xbox Live, sob stories fill Craigslist - Future is Now Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:35:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2635939 [...] – Microsoft to laid-off workers: Oops, we overpaid your severance and need that money back. TechCrunch [...] [...] – Microsoft to laid-off workers: Oops, we overpaid your severance and need that money back. TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Microsoft asks some laid off employees to pay back accidental overpayment of severance - Future is Now http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2635938 Microsoft asks some laid off employees to pay back accidental overpayment of severance - Future is Now Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:34:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2635938 [...] admin on Feb.24, 2009, under General Over the weekend, Microsoft sent out letters to some employees it recently laid off, informing the employees that they had accidentally received a larger severance payment than [...] [...] admin on Feb.24, 2009, under General Over the weekend, Microsoft sent out letters to some employees it recently laid off, informing the employees that they had accidentally received a larger severance payment than [...]

]]> By: Microsoft again proves that it is DUMB! - layoff information | Layoff Information http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2635920 Microsoft again proves that it is DUMB! - layoff information | Layoff Information Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:09:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2635920 [...] to return the extra severance that the company paid out accidentally!! Read the entire stuff in Techcrunch. Don't forget to check out the [...] [...] to return the extra severance that the company paid out accidentally!! Read the entire stuff in Techcrunch. Don’t forget to check out the [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Pay Blunder | Game Stooge http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-4/#comment-2635847 Microsoft Pay Blunder | Game Stooge Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:35:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2635847 [...] The software giant, which recently laid off 1400 workers, sent letters out this week to some of those former workers letting them know that their severance payouts were a bit too “generous” and respectfully requested that the former employees pay back that money, according to a report Saturday on TechCrunch. [...] [...] The software giant, which recently laid off 1400 workers, sent letters out this week to some of those former workers letting them know that their severance payouts were a bit too “generous” and respectfully requested that the former employees pay back that money, according to a report Saturday on TechCrunch. [...]

]]> By: PacoJon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-1/#comment-2635811 PacoJon Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:59:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2635811 If i read it right there were 25 overpaid former employees at an average of $4500 USD. do the math and this means a total of $112500 USD in over payments. But we must balace this against that were underpaid. We were not given an average underpayment figure, but if we assume the same figure as the over payment we get a total of $90000 USD. If the employees were told that they would be getting an amount of $#### USD and they got a check for a greater amount that they knew that they had been overpaid, and are liable for the repayment, and also those that were underpaid are due the full amount promised to them. All of that said it seems very petty and bad business to try to recoup the over payments on M$'s part. It is bound to have cost them more in good will then a paltry $112500 USD. If i read it right there were 25 overpaid former employees at an average of $4500 USD.
do the math and this means a total of $112500 USD in over payments.
But we must balace this against that were underpaid. We were not given an average underpayment figure, but if we assume the same figure as the over payment we get a total of $90000 USD.

If the employees were told that they would be getting an amount of $#### USD and they got a check for a greater amount that they knew that they had been overpaid, and are liable for the repayment, and also those that were underpaid are due the full amount promised to them.

All of that said it seems very petty and bad business to try to recoup the over payments on M$’s part. It is bound to have cost them more in good will then a paltry $112500 USD.

]]> By: gladys http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/comment-page-1/#comment-2635796 gladys Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:46:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=45317#comment-2635796 hehen you got to be kidding. if my credit is going to be screwed anyway.. with this economy.. whatever.. I would not give that back NEVER!!! hehen you got to be kidding. if my credit is going to be screwed anyway.. with this economy.. whatever.. I would not give that back NEVER!!!

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