Couldn't have been a stronger signal that workers at Microsoft should unionize. Microsoft are betting on themselves having enough leverage pull this off, a union is your tool to prove them wrong. Good luck!
Another round of layoffs without actually having to do it. Those who have the ability to find jobs, even in this environment, will leave. Since Microsoft has decided that that risk is totally acceptable to them, the attrition is actually the bonus for the firm.
Probably the expectation is that the most marketable ones would receive special incentives including pay bumps and promotions. This makes a strong assumption that the company is able to accurately identify contributors worth the special incentives, which I have no faith in.
Or that the quantum of "surplus" is such that even if some leave, there will be plenty left + the market has plenty of talent inventory anyway after the spate of layoffs.
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Thanks! Strangely is not in the front page. Like it sank out of disinterest (not really).
It ha too many comments.
Couldn't have been a stronger signal that workers at Microsoft should unionize. Microsoft are betting on themselves having enough leverage pull this off, a union is your tool to prove them wrong. Good luck!
Another round of layoffs without actually having to do it. Those who have the ability to find jobs, even in this environment, will leave. Since Microsoft has decided that that risk is totally acceptable to them, the attrition is actually the bonus for the firm.
This never made any sense to me, aren't you just guaranteeing that the most marketable employees will leave and those that are coasting will stay put?
Probably the expectation is that the most marketable ones would receive special incentives including pay bumps and promotions. This makes a strong assumption that the company is able to accurately identify contributors worth the special incentives, which I have no faith in.
Or that the quantum of "surplus" is such that even if some leave, there will be plenty left + the market has plenty of talent inventory anyway after the spate of layoffs.
It's not supposed to make sense.
Rather, it's done to satisfy whatever piques shareholder anxiety of the current moment.