Overpaid?

Microsoft has laid off employees due to the bad economic times. However, if it is not bad enough getting laid off, Microsoft added insult to injury by telling these former employees that they were given too much severance pay and needed to give it back. Having a position working at Microsoft you would not expect to be laid off at all. But when it happens and they want money from you, which is just salt in the wound. Microsoft admitted that it was a mistake on their part and they should have handled the situation better and in a more thoughtful way. Microsoft now contacted the employees that received a notice to pay back the money that it was no longer necessary for them to pay. It was terrible of Microsoft to not only take the people jobs but take money that was a product of their own mistakes. I think that when they realized the bad publicity it is causing they decided it might be best to allow the employees to keep it and then be more careful in the future layoffs with how much severance is given. I believe it makes Microsoft looks selfish and heartless to ask for the money back after it was their own fault, and then turn around and take back their decision when it seems it's getting a negative reaction form the community. Not a good move on Microsoft's part!