Amazon.com and Google employees bullish on future, but 25% of Microsofties say things will get worse

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Microsoft just hit a five-year stock high, and during the last quarterly financial report posted profits of $6 billion. But still a quarter of employees at the software giant think things are going to get worse, and just 35 percent say the business is going to improve over the next six months, according to a… Read More…

Christmas in Redmond: Microsoft employees finally get their Surfaces

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Christmas came a little early for all the Microsofties out there. As we first reported back in September, all full-time, direct Microsoft employees (a.k.a. Blue Badges/FTEs) received a Surface RT machine for use at work and home. And as we can see on the social media feeds, it looks like that happened on Wednesday. Its… Read More…

Microsoft meeting sparks another round of Ballmer bashing

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Steve Ballmer is taking it on the chin yet again this week, this time for a reportedly uninspired performance at Microsoft’s annual employee meeting. Tech bloggers are abuzz over anonymous comments on the anonymous Mini-Microsoft blog asserting that the Microsoft CEO’s appearance on stage prompted many employees to leave Safeco Field “in droves” for bathroom breaks… Read More…

Microsoft rallies ex-employees to volunteer, offers funds

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At many companies, employees who leave aren’t exactly welcomed back with open arms. And certainly there have been some epic splits involving high-profile employees at Microsoft. But in general, Microsoft is big enough (literally and figuratively) to think of them as “alumni.” There’s a network for former Microsoft employees, and a non-profit foundation, as well…. Read More…

Ballmer memo: Microsoft plans unprecedented boost in employee compensation, simpler reviews

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this morning signaled a broad set of changes in how the company’s employees are evaluated and compensated — promising to simplify its performance review process, boost its overall investment in compensation “across the board,” and shift a portion of compensation away from Microsoft stock awards to give employees more cash up… Read More…

RealNetworks huddles with (what’s left of) its employees

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RealNetworks has experienced a huge shakeup over the past couple years. Its founder Rob Glaser left the CEO’s office. The company spun off or eliminated many of its traditional businesses, cutting hundreds of jobs in the process of streamlining its strategy. And just recently the company accepted the resignation of CEO Bob Kimball, after little… Read More…

Ex-Microsoft employee charged with stealing $450k from company

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Federal prosecutors in Seattle have charged a former Microsoft business development director, Robert D. Curry, with three counts of wire fraud — alleging that he embezzled more than $450,000 from the company in part by fabricating Bing toolbar distribution deals and funneling the resulting payments from Microsoft through an unwitting contractor to a company that… Read More…