Microsoft CEO's pay rises 63% to $79m, despite devastating year for layoffs
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Microsoft boss Satya Nadella will earn a wallet-busting $79.1m (£60.9m) this financial year, up 63 percent on his compe…

2024 has seen two mass layoffs at Microsoft, with 1900 staff laid off in January, before a further 650 Xbox employees were shown the door in September.

Regardless, Microsoft’s shares are up and the company’s market value is now higher than $3tn, as it works to capitalise on the rise of AI.

  • @[email protected]English
    20•2 months ago

    Trickle down was a rebrand.

    It used to be called “Horse and Sparrow economics.”

    Idea being: The horses eat buckets of whole grains. And the sparrows pick their meal from the horseshit.

    • @BreezyEnglish
      8•2 months ago

      Never heard that. Regardless, i love it.