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Looks like Microsoft is letting ex-employees keep the money...

SunnyD

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Microsoft backtracks on severance issue
by Ina Fried

Amid a wave of criticism, Microsoft is backtracking on a decision to require laid off workers to pay back money that the software maker said was in excess of its planned severance, CNET News has learned.

Over the weekend, Microsoft confirmed it had overpaid severance to some workers and underpaid others. At the time, the company did not say how much money was involved, but sent the workers who were overpaid a letter saying they would be required to pay back the money in excess of the severance they were due.

On Monday, Microsoft human resources chief Lisa Brummel said the company was reversing course.

"I thought it didn't make sense for us to continue on the path we were on," she told CNET News. Twenty-five workers were overpaid and about 20 underpaid, Microsoft said.

Brummel said she has spoken or left messages to most of those affected.

Brummel said those overpaid received, on average, about $4,000 or $5,000 in extra pay.

"I have called now 22 out of the 25 impacted employees, only because I haven't had time to get to the three but I will after we hang up," Brummel said.

In general, Brummel said it makes sense for companies to recover money if it makes an accounting error, but she acknowledged the situation was an extraordinary one. Brummel said the company actually overpaid her at one point during her long tenure.

"It actually happened to me and I wrote the company a check," she said. "It may have happened to others."

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft.
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:Q :laugh: WOW that's a scary :camera:!!!
 
Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
Feb 23rd 2009. The day the internet discovers sex changes.



Seriously guys grow up.
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I don't think it was we didn't know, it just usually isn't something that is in a "about the author" by-line. Either way, I'd hit it. j/k
 
Originally posted by: SunnyD
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Microsoft backtracks on severance issue
by Ina Fried

Amid a wave of criticism, Microsoft is backtracking on a decision to require laid off workers to pay back money that the software maker said was in excess of its planned severance, CNET News has learned.

Over the weekend, Microsoft confirmed it had overpaid severance to some workers and underpaid others. At the time, the company did not say how much money was involved, but sent the workers who were overpaid a letter saying they would be required to pay back the money in excess of the severance they were due.

On Monday, Microsoft human resources chief Lisa Brummel said the company was reversing course.

"I thought it didn't make sense for us to continue on the path we were on," she told CNET News. Twenty-five workers were overpaid and about 20 underpaid, Microsoft said.

Brummel said she has spoken or left messages to most of those affected.

Brummel said those overpaid received, on average, about $4,000 or $5,000 in extra pay.

"I have called now 22 out of the 25 impacted employees, only because I haven't had time to get to the three but I will after we hang up," Brummel said.

In general, Brummel said it makes sense for companies to recover money if it makes an accounting error, but she acknowledged the situation was an extraordinary one. Brummel said the company actually overpaid her at one point during her long tenure.

"It actually happened to me and I wrote the company a check," she said. "It may have happened to others."

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft.
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:Q :laugh: WOW that's a scary :camera:!!!
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"She" isn't a "she" at all. It's a man. I don't care if the dude lops his penis off and injects estrogen, he's still a guy. A totally emasculated guy, but certainly not a woman.
 
Originally posted by: SunnyD
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Microsoft backtracks on severance issue
by Ina Fried

Amid a wave of criticism, Microsoft is backtracking on a decision to require laid off workers to pay back money that the software maker said was in excess of its planned severance, CNET News has learned.

Over the weekend, Microsoft confirmed it had overpaid severance to some workers and underpaid others. At the time, the company did not say how much money was involved, but sent the workers who were overpaid a letter saying they would be required to pay back the money in excess of the severance they were due.

On Monday, Microsoft human resources chief Lisa Brummel said the company was reversing course.

"I thought it didn't make sense for us to continue on the path we were on," she told CNET News. Twenty-five workers were overpaid and about 20 underpaid, Microsoft said.

Brummel said she has spoken or left messages to most of those affected.

Brummel said those overpaid received, on average, about $4,000 or $5,000 in extra pay.

"I have called now 22 out of the 25 impacted employees, only because I haven't had time to get to the three but I will after we hang up," Brummel said.

In general, Brummel said it makes sense for companies to recover money if it makes an accounting error, but she acknowledged the situation was an extraordinary one. Brummel said the company actually overpaid her at one point during her long tenure.

"It actually happened to me and I wrote the company a check," she said. "It may have happened to others."

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft.
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:Q :laugh: WOW that's a scary :camera:!!!
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Didn't realize that was new, it's been in a lot of her articles. I think the article covering her change was linked here in ATOT?
 
Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
Now that we have the goods on Ina Fried, we can turn to the next question: was Lisa Brummel (the source in that article) born a man?
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This part is probably complete bullshit:

In general, Brummel said it makes sense for companies to recover money if it makes an accounting error, but she acknowledged the situation was an extraordinary one. Brummel said the company actually overpaid her at one point during her long tenure.

"It actually happened to me and I wrote the company a check," she said. "It may have happened to others."

She's probably saying that because she screwed up and she knows it.
 
During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once . . .
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Why the surprise, she covers Silicon Valley, it's a binary thing.

 
Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
Now that we have the goods on Ina Fried, we can turn to the next question: was Lisa Brummel (the source in that article) born a man?
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Um... how can we have the goods on Ina Fried when Ina doesn't even have the goods on him?
 
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