tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post2102591084837583437..comments2023-11-02T11:07:45.230-05:00Comments on Leave It To Weaver: Returning Microsoft's MoneyAndrew Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602176450707349990noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-90565966047193230352009-03-02T11:35:00.000-06:002009-03-02T11:35:00.000-06:00Dick Carlson nailed his quote on this one. Kudos t...Dick Carlson nailed his quote on this one. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to you if you follow that guide. Something I bet even the writer of this blog struggles with. ;) If you haven't yet deduced, I follow this blog from time to time just to see how far the hypocricy flows.<BR/>He has great thoughts a will give him that but struggles with the practice.<BR/><BR/>As for Chris, I wouldn't have expected anything less from you either. Thanks for proving my assumptions of you correctly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-58661206114936470252009-03-01T21:44:00.000-06:002009-03-01T21:44:00.000-06:00@Chris - How did I know this would come up? :) I r...@Chris - How did I know this would come up? :) I respectfully disagree with you on this one.Andrew Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602176450707349990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-46234535717369781012009-02-28T19:36:00.000-06:002009-02-28T19:36:00.000-06:00I wouldn't be so hasty to decide on this one -- we...I wouldn't be so hasty to decide on this one -- we have no way of knowing the whole story.<BR/><BR/>This DID happen to me in real life, just last year. My former employer fired me just before bonus time, <I>weeks</I> after the incident that supposedly let to my dismissal, but mere <I>days</I> before a large bonus payout. They also had a clerical error that led to me being overpaid by about $2600 after being let go. <BR/><BR/>I kept it. <BR/><BR/>I kept it, even after they sent a letter demanding it back, once they discovered the error. I made them sue me to recover it, wasting several hours of some very highly-paid employees' time. Further, I made them resort to garnishing my wages to collect -- it will be well over 2 years from now before they get all of their lousy 2600 bucks. I would estimate that it has cost them another $500-1000 to collect. <BR/><BR/>(Incidentally, that's just about what the bonus I <I>earned</I> would have amounted to, had they done the 'right thing' and paid it.)<BR/><BR/>In spirit I agree with you - honesty is usually the best policy. Just saying, these things are rarely black-and-white. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps it was bonus time at Microsoft.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121757868614095088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-43781766876038131972009-02-28T11:58:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:58:00.000-06:00@the Fat Lady - Exactly. The temptation is to thin...@the Fat Lady - Exactly. The temptation is to think "they're Microsoft. They won't miss the money." But, that is not the point. <BR/><BR/>@Dick - Great quote. <BR/><BR/>I think if you narrow it down to the cashier in the grocery store it can be a little easier to see. If she stops you before you walk out the door because she caught the mistake, do you say, "Sorry, too late." and walk out the door? It's the same principle.Andrew Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602176450707349990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-2596095876547999602009-02-28T11:54:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:54:00.000-06:00"Ethics are what you do when nobody is watching.""Ethics are what you do when nobody is watching."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-12005591439128509382009-02-28T11:37:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:37:00.000-06:00I must admit, that was my first thought also - if ...I must admit, that was my first thought also - if it's not yours, give it backEDYethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316315432180402902noreply@blogger.com