Microsoft won’t give salaried employees raises this year
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6BNVD)
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is skipping raises for salaried employees this year. In an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees that only hourly workers will receive raises and blamed the move on the uncertain state of the economy.
We are clear that we are helping drive a major platform shift in this new era of AI, and doing so in a dynamic, competitive environment while also facing global macroeconomic uncertainties," Nadella wrote. We must maintain a leadership position in our at-scale businesses of today, generating enough yield to invest and lead in the next wave, while staying on the frontiers of both performance and efficiency."
While Microsoft will still offer salaried employees bonuses and stock awards,...