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Microsoft CEO's memo explaining why there are layoffs while making profits (businessinsider.com)
4 points by newbie578 324 days ago
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> "This is the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value," Nadella wrote. "Progress isn't linear. It's dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding. But it's also a new opportunity for us to shape, lead through, and have greater impact than ever before."

Can someone translate this?

I think he watched this commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jY_ZP6gQiQ

> I want to express my sincere gratitude to those who have left.

Layoffs aren't people leaving. You sent them away, to put it kindly.

Any goodwill I had to be open to what he had to say dissolved when I read this BS line.

We’re like a family!