I transcribed the full question and response here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8437781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8437781 He was asked what

I transcribed the full question and response here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8437781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8437781 He was asked what he thought about women who are too afraid to ask for a raise. And he said he thought they were better off because people shouldn't ask for a raise anyway. The question did specify women, though really it's applicable to anyone who is too nervous to ask for a raise, and Nadella responded with a non-gender-specific response except an attempt to pander by saying being afraid to ask for a raise "might be an additional superpower" of female employees, in effect stating that women have superior political instincts.