5d ago

Microsoft plans to lay off thousands of sales employees

www.techzine.eu

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I wonder when they're going to fire the employees responsible for maintaining Microsoft Answers. Lol just kidding they dont have any employees working in that department.
- I see you have an issue with Microsoft Answers. Have you tried running sfc /scannow?
  
  Hmm, maybe have a look in this unrelated thread that has no solution.
- Look I know you’re monologuing here, but when calling for murder you may want to at least name the right guy. Jassy is AMZN, not MSFT
  
  To be clear, I am not calling for murder, I was careful to point out that doing something like that is never going to be fulfilling for anybody in any vengence sort of way (violence is repulsive because it ends with no resolution, which is always a crime no matter how small), we must recognize the structural reason and act accordingly.
- Jassy? The CEO of Microsoft is Satya Nadella.
  
  Oh silly me, they are all so hard to tell apart
- All I’m saying is it would be pretty neat to watch the fear on his face before the light goes out
  
  Yes, but it would still be unfulfillingly short and brutal, the punishment must be far worse.
  Don't let these attempted mass murderers off the hook easy by sending them to the next world too quickly, no, keep them here a little bit longer, hold their sense of rest in indefinite limbo.
Dell will be doing another round of layoffs as well that will eliminate thousands of jobs, most of which will likely hit their sales force. Their target manager:employee ratio is 1:20 - there's no way you can do right by the people you're managing with that many direct reports
And replace them with AI! What could go wrong?
Eh from experience they are mostly useless, behave and act NOT unlike government employees. Will not be missed.
I'm so glad I left working for them when I did. There was about a year where I questioned my decision, but then the AI hype train started, and I never 2nd guessed my decision after.

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