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Microsoft employees aren’t happy that they’re losing free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
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Unknown Soldier
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LMAO the Xbox division really needs any revenue they can get to justify their $100 billion on acquisitions these days huh? But this seems really desperate, squeezing the company's own employees for loose change
That’s taking penny pinching to ridiculous levels. Not worth the bad press, and it’s chicken change stuff to keep your own employees happy.
Clown shit going on over there.
You’re really trying your hardest to make ‘$100bn’ happen, aren’t you?
Clown shit going on over there.
You’re really trying your hardest to make ‘$100bn’ happen, aren’t you?
LordBlodgett
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That seems like a pretty silly benefit to cut. It really doesn't cost them much to give to employees at all, and it won't increase their revenue or lower costs in any significant way. Really stupid decision.
StreetsofBeige
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People are entitled.
When covid hit the fan and everyone at my company was told in the morning it's our last day in the office. Pack up, take everything home, work from home. Return to office is TBD. It was crazy as a lot of companies seemed to do WFH at once, news clips were rampant with old folks home deaths and people hoarding shit. Masks were out of stock etc..... It was a shit show.
Our company is cool and they give us free product all the time, including scheduled Freebie Days a few times a year. we get boxes of free crap (some stuff is useful, some who gives a shit and I give it away).
During our first online MS Teams Town Hall meeting with like 150-200 people online (and this was when our company's MS Teams was sketchy always with tech issues).
The execs are all talking health and safety, nobody knows when we'll return to office (yes, someone asked a question). You cant come to the office unless it's IT crew in the server room, or you got a really good reason and approval to come in.
One person online asked the execs..... I'm not joking...... "If were all working from home, how do we our boxes of free stuff?"
The answer from one of the execs: "You dont"
I couldnt believe it when I heard that. And the next time a bunch of us were online in a meeting the next day, we were all like WTF was that about? So everyone at the time is worried about covid lock down and one fucknut is worried about their box of random ding and dented bottles of floor cleaner and other shit you can buy at Walmart for $5-10.
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You're all here upset that they're not getting gamepass anymore. I'm here shocked that when they give some stat about player engagement nearly a quarter of a million of them could be MS employees!
In all seriousness, I guess people couldn't come up with an excuse as to why this tightening of costs is actually positive so this penny pinching is something MS does now. After all that nonsense about the unauthorised controller market actually being worthless to them.
In all seriousness, I guess people couldn't come up with an excuse as to why this tightening of costs is actually positive so this penny pinching is something MS does now. After all that nonsense about the unauthorised controller market actually being worthless to them.
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ChorizoPicozo
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Hoeg Law said so.
This is negative?
MacReady13
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Just keeps getting better and better for the once awesome Xbox brand. I mean, I'm no fan of game pass at all but, you would think this would be a minimum to supply for all Microsoft employees. Oh well, see how many subscribers they lose now with this greedy shit. Probably not much but it's still a dick move on their behalf.
Nonehxc
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Xbox employees will still get Game Pass
REEE VERSE UNO
The division isn't called Xbox anymore, it's...
MICROSOFT GAMING
ByWatterson
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When Everybody Pays, We All Win
Dr.brain64
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WTF is phil doing?
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Hes not in charge of benefits Microsoft employees get.
Hes CEO of Microsoft Gaming (aka Xbox Games Studios, ZeniMax and ActivisionBlizzard) he has little say over Microsoft employees at large.
3liteDragon
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Lmao they wanted the deal so bad, let 'em have it
nosoynadie22
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bender
What time is it?
GHound
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Microsoft is right, but they're not going hard enough. Xbox division and the wonderful social media ambassadors should have to pay their own way as well. #ImWithNadella
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Topher
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Kerotan
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200k isn't actually a drop in the ocean. Even if 100k resub it's worth it.This seems very fucking petty. This is a drop in the ocean for MS. I guess MS is doomed now? People have been saying that about Sony and they haven't done anything this low.
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Sushi_Combo
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"We are committed to buying up the industry " Phillip D.K Spencer
Topher
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XXL
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Xbox employees will still get Game Pass
It's OK you'll still get a discounted rate.
Swagballs717
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Hey, that $70 billion Activision/Blizzard acquisition isn't gonna pay for itself
poppabk
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Do people think that companies just give everything they make to employees for free?A $2.7 trillion dollar company trying to make money off of employees with Game Pass?
Majormaxxx
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Microsoft was a mistake
ShaiKhulud1989
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Imagine, you work for the biggest office appliance company in the world and they stop supplying their employees with free notebooks and pens. Free pens only for pen department and free notebooks for paper supply department only.
Or imagine if a successful IT company with huge profit margins will stop stocking-up coffee spots. Coffee will be free only for senior staff.
This is how low and ridiculous this step is in corporate perspective. Utter penny-pinching in the richest company on the market.
Or imagine if a successful IT company with huge profit margins will stop stocking-up coffee spots. Coffee will be free only for senior staff.
This is how low and ridiculous this step is in corporate perspective. Utter penny-pinching in the richest company on the market.
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James Sawyer Ford
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The executives still get to enjoy Sting concerts, though
Elder Legend
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This is pretty pathetic. Not gonna lie.
Matsuchezz
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Ms really sucks balls
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Holy shit, I can't even begin to tell you how bad these analogies are
No, they get employee discounts just like Microsoft's do.
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NonPhixion
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So the MS employees that worked on products that generated the $100 billion that Xbox has spent these past 5 years. Those are the people that have to pay for game pass now?
Rhazer Fusion
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That’s just being penny pinching and cheap especially for the money Microsoft has. Free Gamepass would be more incentive for employees to push the service imo. Maybe that $68 billion dollar acquisition is causing some changes as I expected.
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Unknown Soldier
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Anyone who thought MS was a "good guy" was either delusional or on their payroll
Killjoy-NL
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So they're potentially 238.000 subs closer to their 100M goal by 2027?
They really hit that ceiling, huh?
They really hit that ceiling, huh?
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UltimaKilo
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I understand this view, but just find it funny that people who were getting a benefit are complaining about no longer receiving one. It’s like your neighbor being upset that after years, you no longer allow him on your wifi for free…
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