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Software giant Microsoft Corp has dropped its attempt to demand some severance money from 25 recently fired workers it had mistakenly overpaid. Amidst much of criticism, Microsoft is going back ...
- 02-24-2009 #1Just Joined!
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Microsoft steps back from payback demand on ex-employees
Software giant Microsoft Corp has dropped its attempt to demand some severance money from 25 recently fired workers it had mistakenly overpaid. Amidst much of criticism, Microsoft is going back on its decision to require laid off workers to pay back the money that the software maker said was in excess of its planned severance.
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- 02-24-2009 #2Linux Enthusiast
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It is getting increasingly difficult for large corporations to keep doing such things, because of sites like Slashdot, Digg, Delicious, Stumble Upon, etc... and hundreds thousands blogs. The negative publicity simply costs them a lot more than the money for those employees or for correcting something wrong they have done.
And this applies not only to Microsoft, but to all Corporations.
- 02-24-2009 #3Linux Engineer
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Its all because they used Microsoft Exel for their account sheets.
Better using GNU Cash X_X
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