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Re:Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff by icefox on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @03:16PM (#415840)
Why would Microsoft disallow criticism internally? Isn't that the one place where you want criticism?
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Re:Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff by pmorici on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @04:16PM (#415894)
I wouldn't find it surprising if they did. Think of it from the companies stand point. If employees are bitching about salaries, working conditions, etc... All that does is serve to get the entire work force all hot and bothered about it. It's not like we're talking about debating the merits of UI design in their products.
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Re:Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff by jredville on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @06:30PM (#416027)
As an employee, I assure you that we are fully allowed to criticize the company internally.
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