âAn inadvertent administrative errorâ meant that some of the 1,400 Microsoft laid off recently received overpayments in their severance packages. The companyâs asked for the money back, making this a hat trick of HR Kops komedy.
https://lastchance.cc/microsoft-slashes-5-000-jobs-5136953%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Someone posted a copy of the letter on TechCrunch, and CNET went to Microsoft. The company confirmed the letterâs authenticity but declined further comment.
Letâs see. Fire a bunch of people, check. Screw up their sev package. Check. Go begging for the cash back. Check. See that embarrassing demand posted on the Interwebs. Check. Funny that the ones responsible for this clusterfuck are in fact the ones who kept their jobs.
Microsoft Wants Refund from Some Laid Off Workers [CNet via Evil Avatar]
