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Microsoft is allegedly paying low performers to quit
Microsoft is giving low performers the option to voluntarily quit with 16 weeks of pay—rather than risk being put on a ...
Why Microsoft Just Tightened Its Policies for Firing Low Performers
After Meta took a big PR hit for its handling of recent layoffs, Microsoft spelled out what constitutes poor job performance.
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'You can't hide a low performer': Trump warned about Hegseth problem that 'defies belief'
The unrelenting onslaught of reports about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ranging from sharing war plans with his wife on an ...
Internal Microsoft email to managers details new policies aimed at culling low performers
Microsoft has created new policies and tools for managers as the company dials up performance pressure on employees.
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Microsoft targets ‘low performers’ in a sensational new memo
The development comes mere weeks after the tech giant fired around 2000 employees without severance pay after deeming them as ...
Microsoft pivots toward Amazon's way of handling low performers — by paying them to leave
Microsoft's new performance improvement plan includes an option for employees to get paid to quit. It's similar to Amazon's infamous Pivot program.
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Microsoft tightens policies for low performers, adds voluntary exit plan
In brief: Microsoft is cracking down on those employees it considers to be low performers. The Redmond company has laid out new policies and tools in an internal email to managers, which include a ...
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Microsoft’s chief HR writes to managers on cutting low performers: This isn’t about Microsoft’s success, this is about...
These changes aim to accelerate high performance and swiftly address low performance, aligning with industry trends toward performance-based evaluations. The company is also introducing AI ...