Items tagged with Unemployment

by Michael Santo - Tue, Feb 24, 2009

Microsoft Backtracks on Overpaid Severance

As we wrote previously, Microsoft over --- and underpaid --- a number of the 1,400 workers it recently laid-off. After a wave of criticism which occurred after Microsoft asked for the, ahem, overpayment back, Microsoft caved in. Microsoft human resources chief Lisa Brummel said the company had changed course. Twenty-five workers were overpaid... Read more...

by Michael Santo - Mon, Feb 23, 2009

MS: You're Laid Off. Oh, You Owe Us Money, Too

Perhaps Microsoft used Excel when they calculated the severance packages of some of the 1,400 workers they recently laid off. At any rate, apparently they made some errors, and are now asking some of those laid-off workers for some of their severance package back.According to a report by TechCrunch, the letters have been sent to more than... Read more...

by Michael Santo - Mon, Feb 16, 2009

In a Down Economy, LinkedIn's Traffic Soars

When we look at our email nowadays, the most popular domain name we usually see is linkedin.com, as people we know either try to recover from a layoff, or try to prepare, in case of a layoff. That's actually a little bit of hyperbole, as it's not really the most popular domain we receive email from. But we have been receiving a ton of LinkedIn... Read more...