My husband was laid off from Microsoft by an algorithm — after 25 years, his last day is his birthday
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1knj1sd/my_husband_was_laid_off_from_microsoft_by_an/
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and replaced by AI= Always INDIANs in INDIA
@a3 This is not my story I just posted the link. But I can't see why somebody would lie about something like this.
MS su-ks, but you're lying.
NoWar5070
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16h ago
I totally agree! He just can't do anything by half. Most people would spend their last day networking or schmoozing. Not this guy. He has spent his last day with access furiously trying to fix a bug that has been needling him for weeks because he didn't feel right leaving the job unfinished. That's just who he is, and why he deserves a little noise :)
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13h ago
Wait, what?
I work at Microsoft and you don’t keep working after they’ve informed you you’re being let go, full stop.
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Yeah...the idea that the last day of work is "this Friday" is a bit foreign. I haven't worked at MS but I would imagine their severance process would be somewhat standard with credentials being pulled immediately.
I'm also pretty sure that MS doesn't rely solely on algorithms for HR decisions and there's multiple stakeholder input involved. Certainly it's data driven, but not exclusively.
The severance package will also be better than McDonald's. At 25 years there will be at least a year's salary, transition support, extended medical benefits.
...and MS has nearly a quarter million employees. If this guy was known by name by Nadella, Ballmer, and perhaps Gates, then there's more at play than an algorithm.