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Think getting laid off or dumped by your employer is the ultimate indignity? Guess again. It seems that Microsoft, home of the &quot;You&#39;re Fired!&quot; mass email, is at it again.  &lt;p&gt;    TechCrunch has reported that the big M has apparently miscalculated some of the severance checks mailed out to its unemployees -- and wants its money back! The Internet-focused blog site got a hold of the actual letters sent out (they&#39;re posted on the site), and was able to confirm that this wasn&#39;t an isolated incident (and some people may have been undercompensated as well).  For what it&#39;s worth, Microsoft &quot;sincerely apologize(s) for any inconvenience.&quot; &lt;p&gt;Although the company certainty has a right to the money -- think of it as &quot;bank error not in your favor&quot; -- it may have been better off eating the extra expense; the whole episode is undoubtedly potential PR dynamite.  Even more so since the lucky letter recipients weren&#39;t even treated to an accounting of just what went wrong, just told to &quot;please&quot; mail the &quot;check or money order within fourteen (14) days...&quot; &lt;p&gt;Will these latest incidents cause some consumers to reevaluate their lives and become born-again members of the Apple corps? Stay tuned. . .   &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;--Posted by Todd Obolsky, Vault News &amp; Commentary&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

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