Microsoft workers are revolting
Found on The Inquirer on Sunday, 30 May 2004
The software collossus which bestrides the Andes to the Ganges is having a little trouble with its staff.
Ballmer quietly announced he was cutting their stock discounts, prescription drug payments and parental leave to save the ailing company $80 million, as it aims to trim more than $1 billion from Vole's cost structure this year. For the record, Steve is sitting on more than $56 billion in cash that the company does not really know what to do with.
WashTech, which is trying to unionise workers at Microsoft, said the cuts could be a turning point in labour management relations at Vole.
If someone sits on so much money, he should consider making investions instead of taking it from the workers. Take it from the poor and give it to the rich; someone understood Robin Hood wrong.