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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft accounting error shows up as huge PR blunder]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-accounting-error-shows-up-as-huge-pr-blunder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-accounting-error-shows-up-as-huge-pr-blunder/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-accounting-error-shows-up-as-huge-pr-blunder/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/management/" rel="tag">Management</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/employees/" rel="tag">Employees</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/workspace/" rel="tag">Workspace</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/11/steve-ballmer-msft.jpg" alt="Steve Ballmer" />Things have again become spicy in the world of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corp.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>). Reports are circulating that Microsoft miscalculated the severance payouts to some of the approximately 1,400 employees that the company recently laid off. </p>
<p>According to <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10169119-75.html">CNET News</a>, Microsoft Corp. has sent out letters requesting a return of funds from those former employees who received apparent overpayment of severance benefits.The report also indicates that some of the laid off workers may have received severance underpayments.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-accounting-error-shows-up-as-huge-pr-blunder/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Microsoft accounting error shows up as huge PR blunder</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-accounting-error-shows-up-as-huge-pr-blunder/">Microsoft accounting error shows up as huge PR blunder</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10169119-75.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-accounting-error-shows-up-as-huge-pr-blunder/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1467995/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-accounting-error-shows-up-as-huge-pr-blunder/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>layoffs</category><category>microsoft accounting</category><category>MicrosoftAccounting</category><category>overpaid</category><category>severance</category><category>underpaid</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Sattler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:40:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
