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Re:Microsoft Workers Won't Get Annual Pay Bump Despite $18.3... by achates on Thursday May 11, 2023 @12:40AM (#35897594)
Wages are a function of the supply and demand for labor. If the business loses money the employees don't have to chip in money to make up the loss, but on the flip side they don't share in profits.
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Re:Microsoft Workers Won't Get Annual Pay Bump Despite $18.3... by Arainach on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:01AM (#35897746)
>if business loses money the employees don't have to chip in money to make up the loss

They absolutely do (either in slashed jobs or benefits), they just don't get a say in it

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Re:Microsoft Workers Won't Get Annual Pay Bump Despite $18.3... by forgetfreeman on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:02AM (#35897761)
When did layoffs stop being a thing?
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