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He says he gave the "wrong" answer to the question, not that the answer he gave was wrong. It was very revealing about what he thinks about paying his employees

by kylec 12y ago

He says he gave the "wrong" answer to the question, not that the answer he gave was wrong. It was very revealing about what he thinks about paying his employees, especially about not trusting those that ask for raises.

geetee 12y ago
Without a doubt I wholeheartedly support programs at Microsoft and in the industry that bring more women into technology and close the pay gap. I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work. And when it comes to career advice on getting a raise when you think it’s deserved, Maria’s advice was the right advice. If you think you deserve a raise, you should just ask. What more do you want?
- kylec 12y ago
  Contrast that with what he actually said at the event: That might be one of the additional superpowers that women who don't ask for a raise have. It's good karma, it'll come back, because somebody's going to know "That's the kind of person that I want to trust. That's the kind of person that I want to really give more responsibility to."
  - EpicEng 12y ago
    You were nitpicking what he said in his email. You took one sentence to satisfy your need for pedantry and completely ignored what he said after (which disproves your take on the matter.) What does his statement at the event have to do with that?
Confusion 12y ago
Well, that last bit is not at all what he intended to say and that people may get your interpretation out of it is exactly why it is a wrong answer: it's an answer likely to be wrongly understood. You have to wonder why he mentions 'karma' in the first place. And the best explanation for mentioning it is that he truly believes that those who give trust will receive trust. Note that this does not imply the converse: it doesn't mean people who do not give trust are not to be trusted. It's just his personal belief that it's good to trust 'the (people in the) system' and the problem is that his personal belief does entirely align with the message he wants to get across, at least not in the eyes of people who do not believe in karma.

by kylec 12y ago

geetee 12y ago

Without a doubt I wholeheartedly support programs at Microsoft and in the industry that bring more women into technology and close the pay gap. I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work. And when it comes to career advice on getting a raise when you think it’s deserved, Maria’s advice was the right advice. If you think you deserve a raise, you should just ask. What more do you want?

kylec 12y ago
Contrast that with what he actually said at the event: That might be one of the additional superpowers that women who don't ask for a raise have. It's good karma, it'll come back, because somebody's going to know "That's the kind of person that I want to trust. That's the kind of person that I want to really give more responsibility to."
- EpicEng 12y ago
  You were nitpicking what he said in his email. You took one sentence to satisfy your need for pedantry and completely ignored what he said after (which disproves your take on the matter.) What does his statement at the event have to do with that?

Confusion 12y ago

Well, that last bit is not at all what he intended to say and that people may get your interpretation out of it is exactly why it is a wrong answer: it's an answer likely to be wrongly understood. You have to wonder why he mentions 'karma' in the first place. And the best explanation for mentioning it is that he truly believes that those who give trust will receive trust. Note that this does not imply the converse: it doesn't mean people who do not give trust are not to be trusted. It's just his personal belief that it's good to trust 'the (people in the) system' and the problem is that his personal belief does entirely align with the message he wants to get across, at least not in the eyes of people who do not believe in karma.