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submitted 4 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.zip

AI bonuses, unfortunately, do not translate to job security for employees in other divisions.

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[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago

So, $15k per person terminated?

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 14 points 4 weeks ago

15k to ruin someone’s livelihood? I’ll take 2000, please!

Man what a great system.

[-] Cyyris@infosec.pub 8 points 4 weeks ago

We gotta give them a huge tax break too! That way it'll trickle down straight into the CEO's pocket!

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

So the company still gained, but with that money they could have cut 300 less employees and that would have been 300 people making 100k/year instead of one guy making 30.6m more...

[-] nightm4re@feddit.org 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

ummm... 👉👈 Tax the rich, maybe?

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago
[-] Subtracty@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

He does look turtly enough for the turtle club.

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 10 points 4 weeks ago

Providing nothing that isn't covered by other areas of the business, while profiting off the misery of others?

Guillotine.

[-] JASN_DE@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

despite

Yeah, that's not how capitalism works.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago

When CEOs say they feel it when they need to do layoffs, I think they mean in their wallets.

[-] _____@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

they probably don't feel anything when making any kind of purchase, it's more like raw unfiltered greed

[-] jared@mander.xyz 5 points 4 weeks ago
[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 5 points 4 weeks ago

$30.6m/2000 is $15.3k per employee laid off, basically a full time minimum wage job. Fucking unreal that you can justify one person getting a raise that could support 2000 people's entire livelihood. Obviously, these Microsoft employees were not earning minimum wage, but its still outrageous.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I don't think the board pays CEOs according to how many jobs they save. I don't know where you got that idea.

In fact I'm pretty sure that the more people they get rid of, the better paid they are.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Fun Fact: Micro$oft is an evil-as-shit corporation and always has been.

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Well... he needs that money. Gosh!

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