Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees

Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by throwawaysleep on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @03:32PM (#34418495)

I get my paycheque for showing up. For dedicated work rather than mediocrity, I need extra.

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by s1artibartfast on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:12PM (#34419219)

so what seems to be the problem?

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by kube-system on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:23PM (#34419409)

You can get people to "show up" for far less than MSFT salaries.

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by citrus1330 on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:49PM (#34419837)

It doesn't cost you anything to do your best work

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by serf on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @05:20PM (#34420290)

that's absolutely un-true in nearly every field, even CS ones.

I don't even get the premise.

Your best effort doesn't require more .... effort ?

What kind of work is it that you do? I'd love to join.

If sitting around idly at low-paying jobs watching paint dry wasn't an easier way to achieve a paycheck than the hard work that the employer would prefer you to do then it wouldn't be the world's most common trope.

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by cpsns on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @05:43PM (#34420574)

It sure does have a mental and physical cost.

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