Category Archives: Microsoft Employees

Microsoft Job Posts Hint At New Strategy For Windows, Cloud, Ads

Microsoft Job Posts Hint At New Strategy For Windows, Cloud, Ads by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, November 4, 2022 A Microsoft job post hints at an ad-supported version of Windows. Ads could have a bigger role for the company in this strategy.The recruitment listing, initially spotted by ZDNet, calls for a principal software engineering manager. The … Continue reading Microsoft Job Posts Hint At New Strategy For Windows, Cloud, Ads

How Microsoft’s union agreement could shape the rest of the tech industry

By Wilfred Chan     June 15, 2022 The tech industry has not been kind to worker organizing. While federal law grants American employees the right to unionize without retaliation, tech giants and video game studios have established a norm in recent years of fighting back hard—often illegally, federal labor investigators allege—against workers who have … Continue reading How Microsoft’s union agreement could shape the rest of the tech industry

Little of Microsoft’s ‘principles for employee organizing’ is actually pro-union

Little of Microsoft’s ‘principles for employee organizing’ is actually pro-union The company doesn’t seem short on alternatives to collective action, however. B. Menegus @bryanmenegus June 2nd, 2022 POOL New / reuters Thursday afternoon, Microsoft’s president and vice chair Brad Smith penned a blog post outlining four “principles” the company would be adopting in response to … Continue reading Little of Microsoft’s ‘principles for employee organizing’ is actually pro-union