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soccerdrew17 on 23 February 2009
dsister44 said:
i think that they should give back the money

and the banks shouldnt have taken those sub prime mortgages.  

 



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MrBubbles on 23 February 2009

this isnt their money just because they were accidentally given too much. its not their call whether they return it or not. legal action likely will be taken agaisnt any who dont return it.



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crumas2 on 23 February 2009
Epoch said:
JaggedSac said:
I think it is stupid that the people who received too much money did not report it. Did they honestly believe that no one would notice the error?

 

Why report it ?  They may not even know they were overpaid, just thought Microsoft had good severance packages. Of course, that's assuming its only a few thousand over, and not tens or hundreds of thousands.

Either way, it's now their money and to give it back to a massive, greedy corporation, is entirely their call.

It doesn't work this way, from a legal perspective, in the US.  A company has the right to require reimbursement within a certain timeframe.  The timeframe can vary depending on various state laws.

And yeah, it stinks that a company would ask for the money from someone just let go (unless the sums are way out of line).

 



Epoch on 23 February 2009
MrBubbles said:
this isnt their money just because they were accidentally given too much. its not their call whether they return it or not. legal action likely will be taken agaisnt any who dont return it.

 

Looks like someone at Microsoft has some sense. They decided to let the people keep the overpayments.  Pretty nice gesture actually.



crumas2 on 23 February 2009
Epoch said:
MrBubbles said:
this isnt their money just because they were accidentally given too much. its not their call whether they return it or not. legal action likely will be taken agaisnt any who dont return it.

 

Looks like someone at Microsoft has some sense. They decided to let the people keep the overpayments.  Pretty nice gesture actually.

 

Nice gesture on Microsoft's part, but it can be a liability to them.  Now the other severed employees who received the correct amount can claim they were "unequally" compensated.  This could become a real rats nest for MS.



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Epoch on 24 February 2009
crumas2 said:
Epoch said:
MrBubbles said:
this isnt their money just because they were accidentally given too much. its not their call whether they return it or not. legal action likely will be taken agaisnt any who dont return it.

 

Looks like someone at Microsoft has some sense. They decided to let the people keep the overpayments.  Pretty nice gesture actually.

 

Nice gesture on Microsoft's part, but it can be a liability to them.  Now the other severed employees who received the correct amount can claim they were "unequally" compensated.  This could become a real rats nest for MS.

Ahh yes, America: land of the sue-happy.  I see where it could get ugly, but the amounts (approx $5000) mean its probably not worth sueing over. One would hope anyways.

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name, btw

 



badgenome on 24 February 2009
Epoch said:
crumas2 said:
Epoch said:
MrBubbles said:
this isnt their money just because they were accidentally given too much. its not their call whether they return it or not. legal action likely will be taken agaisnt any who dont return it.

 

Looks like someone at Microsoft has some sense. They decided to let the people keep the overpayments.  Pretty nice gesture actually.

 

Nice gesture on Microsoft's part, but it can be a liability to them.  Now the other severed employees who received the correct amount can claim they were "unequally" compensated.  This could become a real rats nest for MS.

Ahh yes, America: land of the sue-happy.  I see where it could get ugly, but the amounts (approx $5000) mean its probably not worth sueing over. One would hope anyways.

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name, btw

 

Hey, at least we don't have an extra-judicial and very Orwellian Human Rights Commission, mister!

At least not yet...

Anyway, glad those folks get to keep their money.



JaggedSac on 24 February 2009
Epoch said:
JaggedSac said:
I think it is stupid that the people who received too much money did not report it. Did they honestly believe that no one would notice the error?

 

Why report it ?  They may not even know they were overpaid, just thought Microsoft had good severance packages. Of course, that's assuming its only a few thousand over, and not tens or hundreds of thousands.

Either way, it's now their money and to give it back to a massive, greedy corporation, is entirely their call.

People are well aware of their severance packages.  In fact, you meet with someone from HR to discuss them in detail, neogtiate, etc.  If you are ever surprised by your paycheck, say something.  It WILL be noticed.