Comments on: Non-News From Microsoft: More Layoffs–If the Economy Tanks Again http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090512/non-news-from-microsoft-more-layoffs-if-the-economy-tanks-again/ by Peter Kafka Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TechKive » Blog Archive » Non-News From Microsoft: More Layoffs–If the Economy Tanks Again [MediaMemo] http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090512/non-news-from-microsoft-more-layoffs-if-the-economy-tanks-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5206 TechKive » Blog Archive » Non-News From Microsoft: More Layoffs–If the Economy Tanks Again [MediaMemo] Wed, 13 May 2009 00:09:19 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=7293#comment-5206 [...] Originally posted here: Non-News From Microsoft: More Layoffs–If the Economy Tanks Again [MediaMemo] [...] [...] Originally posted here: Non-News From Microsoft: More Layoffs–If the Economy Tanks Again [MediaMemo] [...]

]]> By: Mac Beach http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090512/non-news-from-microsoft-more-layoffs-if-the-economy-tanks-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5179 Mac Beach Tue, 12 May 2009 17:08:55 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=7293#comment-5179 The company, like its products is bloated. This is an excellent time to fix that. Companies are much less likely to get EEOC troubles when they are laying off in large numbers. If the company succeeds in competing with Google (or Yahoo, Facebook, etc) they WILL need more people again, but it will be a different type of employee (probably much lower paid) with different skill sets. Running an online business is more like work that what Microsoft is used to. I look forward to the day when they figure out that keeping tens of thousands of servers running reliably is a different proposition than issuing a "Gold Master DVD" every three years and sitting back while your VARs, VADS, and Certified Business Partners take all the bullets. The company, like its products is bloated. This is an excellent time to fix that. Companies are much less likely to get EEOC troubles when they are laying off in large numbers. If the company succeeds in competing with Google (or Yahoo, Facebook, etc) they WILL need more people again, but it will be a different type of employee (probably much lower paid) with different skill sets.

Running an online business is more like work that what Microsoft is used to. I look forward to the day when they figure out that keeping tens of thousands of servers running reliably is a different proposition than issuing a “Gold Master DVD” every three years and sitting back while your VARs, VADS, and Certified Business Partners take all the bullets.

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