Comment on Microsoft CEO's pay rises 63% to $79m, despite devastating year for layoffs: 2550 jobs lost in 2024

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Sounds like an easy sell to the board, then. It it’s that much of a net positive in economics.

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• weew@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If they were software engineers, they saved $200,000+ per person laid off

  That’s how he makes dem big bux

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• theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So the CEO gets less than half their salary for the year?

  Sounds like a great deal for the company. Until, you know, the whole thing collapses because they laid off the workers who kept the whole thing running

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• lol_idk@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  My math says roughly $12k

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    79,000,000 / 2,550 = 30,980

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    • lol_idk@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The increase is only 30 mill

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      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Gotcha, sounds like we’re measuring two different things then

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• NRay7882@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s some real bald-headed behavior if you ask me.

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  • feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m bald.

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