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Wait, so why don't current employees of MSFT also deserve a raise? You know, the people who actually built and sold the products?
by mupuff1234 3y ago
Wait, so why don't current employees of MSFT also deserve a raise?
You know, the people who actually built and sold the products?
- WalterBright 3y agoThey get the rise in the value of their MSFT stock options. Microsoft has historically had low salaries - because the money was made from the stock options.
- mupuff1234 3y agoSo why doesn't the same apply to Satya?
- WalterBright 3y agoGoogle sez: "Of this total $2,500,000 was received as a salary, $10,066,500 was received as a bonus, $0 was received in stock options, $42,269,560 was awarded as stock and $110,250 came from other types of compensation." Set this against the several hundreds of billions added to the MSFT value during his reign, and his compensation is the bargain of the century. As a longtime MSFT shareholder, Nadella's compensation is coming out of my pocket. I don't begrudge him a penny of it.
- UncleMeat 3y agoSure. He gets a fat bonus because the stock is up. You still aren’t explaining why this doesn’t apply to the rest of the workers.
- WalterBright 3y agoMicrosoft has minted more millionaires among its employees than probably any other company. I'll let you in on a secret. Regardless of what the official policy is for a company, if you feel you're undervalued, and you're right, you can negotiate the pay you feel you're worth. And if you cannot reach an agreement, there are plenty of other tech companies. In the Seattle area, there's Amazon and Google, for example. You wouldn't even have to move.
- UncleMeat 3y agoStill not explaining. Why are you treating him differently than the rest of the employees?
- WalterBright 3y agoIs he? Only salaries were frozen. Not stock grants or other compensation.