Microsoft plans to stop adding noncompete clauses to US employment agreements, drop NDAs from US worker settlements, add salary ranges to US job posts, and more
Bending to employee sentiment and legislative mandate, Microsoft announced a series of reforms Wednesday that will curtail …
GeekWire Todd Bishop
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Discussion
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@pwnallthethings
@pwnallthethings
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Oh wow, this is a great step. Would be fantastic for more companies (esp in tech) to follow suit https://twitter.com/...
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@crashdev
Chris DeVore
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Enforceable #noncompete agreements (aggressively pursued by both $AMZN and $MSFT) have long been a drag on #WA #innovation — huge props to @satyanadella + @microsoft for voluntarily abandoning their use in some cases (let's hope that gives legislators courage to finish the job) h…
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@anildash
@anildash
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This is something big. As huge a shift as their embrace of open source, and as much a harbinger of where the industry is headed. https://twitter.com/...
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@sanjaykalra
Sanjay Kalra
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Respect this move by @Microsoft. They seem to be ahead of the curve in recognizing the upcoming fight for talent and the need to have truly labor friendly policies. https://twitter.com/...
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@realmarkraming
@realmarkraming
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After reading all of this I would love to see the company I work for follow suit. https://twitter.com/...
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@quinnypig
Corey Quinn
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Holy shit, @Microsoft just made a strong case for being more of Earth's Best Employer than @Amazon by a fairly wide margin. I love this! https://twitter.com/...
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@fmc_sea
Fernando
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Meanwhile, if you go off the grid, raise alpacas, and live a quiet hermit life after your job with Am*zon... they will probably sue you for competing with the home goods vertical https://twitter.com/...
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@martinisoft
@martinisoft
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Of the major tech companies, Microsoft is still at the top of my list. Would not have said this 10 years ago. They have clearly shifted and the rest of the industry at their scale didn't get the memo. Looking directly at you, FAANG. https://twitter.com/...
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@hnowbar
Hossein Nowbar
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People are the heart & soul of Microsoft & our number one priority. Today, we're announcing new changes & investments aimed at further deepening our employee relationships & enhancing our workplace culture. https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ...
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@goldman
Jason Goldman
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Really positive news https://www.geekwire.com/...
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@richburroughs
Rich Burroughs
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This is good but I think the thing about NDAs is less exciting than it sounds. A lot of companies do NDAs and non-disparagement agreements which are separate, I don't know what MS does. But it sounds like this only applies to some specific situations. https://twitter.com/...
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@sub8u
@sub8u
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Big move from Microsoft. Employee pressure + legislation can work to making job markets more transparent and fair. https://www.geekwire.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@moonalice
Roger McNamee
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Properly implemented, this is a very big deal. https://twitter.com/...