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Volt Asks Temps To 'Vote" For Microsoft Pay Cut

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-contractor-one-vote dept.

theodp writes "In an email sent Friday evening to its Microsoft temp workers, Volt Workforce Solutions asked the techies to 'vote' to agree to a 10% pay cut. From the email: 'We want to support you in continuing your assignment at Microsoft and respectfully ask that you respond by going to the upper left hand corner of this email under the "Vote" response option and select, "Accept'" by close of business Tuesday, March 3, 2009. By accepting you agree to the [-10%] pay adjustment in your pay rate.' Microsoft managed to keep the Feb. 20 email detailing plans to slash rates from leaking while it pitched its Elevate America initiative at the 2009 Winter Meeting of the National Governors Association, touting Microsoft skills as just the ticket to economic recovery."

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  1. My kind of democracy by mc1138 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can vote anyway you want, the only catch is that there is only one choice.

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    1. Re:My kind of democracy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The choices should have been:

      1) I do not accept a pay cut. I understand that Friday will be my last day of employment, however, I do not go out much and do not have many friends.

      2) YES, please CUT MY PAY. Management at both Microsoft and Volt should be commended for their tough minded leadership during hard economic times. THANK YOU SIRS PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER!!!

  2. Wrong Options by kandela · · Score: 3, Funny

    Instead of Yes/No the options should have been, in keeping with Microsoft software licensing tradition, Accept/Cancel.

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  3. Re:How about by plopez · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't do that. You need to pay top dollar for the best talent. Without the best talent you wouldn't get such market winners such as the Zune or the highly profitable X-box, soon to drive Apple, Sony and Nintendo out of the market.

    Just think of where we'd be today without Microsoft Bob or Windows ME. Or Vista.

    Top pay=top talent=best leadership=best products ever. :)

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  4. Re:This is happening in plenty of places by Daimanta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, you could try life.

    Disclaimer:

    Life might have (severe) emotional impact and can harm your health including but not limited to depression, skin tissue damage, loss of hair, loss of bodily functions and death.

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