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[poppabk]

I mean, I have yet to work at a company where company-wide employee benefits change and the people at the top aren't aware of the changes. Either Microsoft isn't being managed well, so some lower-tier employee is able to make sweeping changes like this to employee benefits company-wide with no oversight (which, I admit, could be the scenario), or Phil knew about the changes before they were announced. There's really no other option, and I'm honestly not sure which of those options is worse.

This is a perk more than a benefit, if it was a $10 a month discount on cell phone service or an annual $100 fitness equipment reimbursement I doubt either us or xbox management would have heard about it.

 

[Ozriel]

I mean, I have yet to work at a company where company-wide employee benefits change and the people at the top aren't aware of the changes. Either Microsoft isn't being managed well, so some lower-tier employee is able to make sweeping changes like this to employee benefits company-wide with no oversight (which, I admit, could be the scenario), or Phil knew about the changes before they were announced. There's really no other option, and I'm honestly not sure which of those options is worse.

It’s a very minor perk, relatively speaking. Nowhere near the same thing as - for example - a company wide 10% salary increase or a global policy change on remunerations.

I’m not sure why you imagine there’s nothing in between lower tier employees and members of the Executive committee of a megacorp. But I recognize we might have different workplace experiences.

As I said before, all Microsoft employees don’t even get free Office 365 subscriptions so it’s not like there’s an established history of subscription perks being sacrosanct.

This is a perk more than a benefit, if it was a $10 a month discount on cell phone service or an annual $100 fitness equipment reimbursement I doubt either us or xbox management would have heard about it.

Well said.

 

[Dorfdad]

This is exactly why you don’t give stuff away free. IM glad Phil did this, but once you start giving free stuff people expect it perpetually!

This goes for life and more!

 

[Puscifer]

I worked for Arby's as a kid, I didn't get free Arby's. I got a pathetic discount. Why are they entitled to this and why are people freaking out about it? Oh yeah, MS hate lol

Even McDonalds gave us a free meal everyday, feels like I was sole reason for the chicken salad existing at one point lol

 

[Brucey]

One ring to rule them all.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Trust me. There's so many entitled cheap people they'll hoard like packrats and complain for free shit.

 

[Flutta]

Which is a shame- because when you’re not selling something here, you can b be quite insightful.

Oh well.

That’s the sad part about him. He seems to be a nice dude. I mean even when people attack him or being harsh with their words he still keeps it cool. Not easy to do. Only one ”small” issue with Adam is that he’s so far up Phil’s rectum that he wouldn’t be able to find his way back even if he tried. in another life i would send him an invite

 

[IFireflyl]

This is a perk more than a benefit, if it was a $10 a month discount on cell phone service or an annual $100 fitness equipment reimbursement I doubt either us or xbox management would have heard about it.

Whether you call it a benefit or a perk is irrelevant. This still would have needed to be cleared by senior leadership for the impacted divisions. There isn't some dude in Microsoft's basement making executive decisions on benefits OR perks with zero oversight. Or if there is, that's a huge problem with Microsoft's management.

 

[Snake29]

All the drama outside of actual Microsoft employees came from rabid Playstation fans frothing at the mouth to MS' AUDACITY though

"cult community" lmao

Yes cult.

 

[poppabk]

Whether you call it a benefit or a perk is irrelevant. This still would have needed to be cleared by senior leadership for the impacted divisions. There isn't some dude in Microsoft's basement making executive decisions on benefits OR perks with zero oversight. Or if there is, that's a huge problem with Microsoft's management.

Of course it is. There would be a huge problem if every decision like this was ran by senior leadership because there are tens of thousands of middle management between those guys and these types of decisions.

 

[IFireflyl]

Of course it is. There would be a huge problem if every decision like this was ran by senior leadership because there are tens of thousands of middle management between those guys and these types of decisions.

Middle management doesn't get involved in company-wide benefits/perks. I am intimately familiar with middle-management. If you think that middle-management plays any role in this type of decision making then I've got some bridges to sell you. Just... wow.