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Microsoft Asks For a Refund From Laid-Off Workers [updated]

Posted by timothy on from the sorry-for-any-inconvenience dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The large print giveth, the small print taketh away. Microsoft, which recently laid off 1400 employees, is now claiming that some of those lucky schmoes were inadvertently overpaid on their severance package. A letter from the company, which was subsequently circulated on the internet, states: 'We ask that you repay the overpayment and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to you.' Microsoft has confirmed the authenticity of the letter, but it's not known what the amounts in question are, or how many of the 1400 were affected." Update: 02/24 14:00 GMT by T : VinylRecords writes "Well, now Microsoft has recanted, saying that the situation has resulted in unfortunate amounts of bad press and public relations. 'This was a mistake on our part,' said a Microsoft spokesman in an e-mailed statement. 'We should have handled this situation in a more thoughtful manner.'"

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  1. No accident by mbstone · · Score: 1, Troll

    There's nothing at all accidental about it. It's a cruel joke perpetrated by cruel people.

    1. Re:No accident by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Say what you will about Microsoft, but Windows Server 2008 is a damn fine piece of software. Get the facts, people.

    2. Re:No accident by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      It came up that I wished there was some way I could truly pwn people who link to xkcd rather than make their own jokes.

      Wow, yer funny! Hee hee! Do you have mod points, by any chance? Cuz you're trite and uninspired enough to uphold the status quo. Are you yet another captain obvious or do you just not know enough about musical instruments to make such idiotic posts? Who were you talking about at the pint of apogryphal music? Seth Lover or Les Paul?

  2. Well Jeez, let me put my pants down, AGAIN!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And thanks for the warning this time, MS. The last butt fuck you gave me was a bit of a surprise.

    (plod)

    Alrighty then (bending over, imagine goat.cx), come and give it to me, Steve!!

  3. Sorry, but by Token_Internet_Girl · · Score: -1, Troll

    I consider this asshole tax!

    --
    Sure baby, I'll give you my phone number...in Hex