Why does Microsoft pay so much less
They were willing to match 1m+ TC paper money from OpenAI so they have the money. Why is it that Microsoft TC is usually 50% of Meta, Google or Netflix
Because we suck 😔
You are No1 in the world
Got to#1 skimping on comp
Make sure to ask this question in next LT AMA
Because they don’t need to pay more. Why would a company overpay for labor? That’s not maximizing shareholder value.
Because of H1b visa. They can literally go on shopping, sorry, hiring spree around the globe and hire the best talent for 50% of Meta or Google. All they do is wait a bit extra for that talent to join. They populated whole East side of Seattle by relocating hundreds of thousands of people from around the globe over the last 40 odd years.
They also hire lot more engineers outside India compared to Meta and Google
Microsoft has always paid slightly better than median. It has its perks in being less of a sting if you have to take a detour due to a pip or something.
They keep TC low via mass H1B sponsorship programs. They’re okay with tier2 talent because they have strong leadership and structures in place.
Even google, meta are also having H1B employees. That does not justify the op’s question
As if Meta and Google aren’t filled with H1B people.
Man the kind of people i worked with at Microsoft totally made sense based on their low compensations. They are moving development offshore to even countries in Africa like ghana and nigeria then distribute the level of work. They buy companies that make great products then screw the employees of that company day 1 and that’s how the quality of their new product starts going down.
That was the old Microsoft
What’s the new Microsoft ?
Salty US boy: Microsoft keeps pay low by abusing H1B The low pay: 5-15x the median US wage
How is 5 to 15 times median US wage “low pay”? Was this sarcasm?
The only wage that matters is the wage of tech workers not the average worker. Don't make a comparison with burger flippers or librarians.
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Because they can. Their corporate model is very different. Brilliant leadership with tier 2 workforce has proven to be more effective than tier 2 leadership and tier 1 workforce.
Tier 0 workhorse and tier -1 horseforce is still better though
By Jove, they’ve cracked it, ladies and gentlemen! They’ve gone and cracked it. Give this person a raise!