Microsoft's Executive Shuffle Expected Today

[HardOCP News]

Nothing says “I love you” more than a big fat executive shuffle on Valentine’s Day. Well, maybe not if you are one of the executives being shuffled out of the deck, but you know what I mean. Microsoft could have picked a better day for the announcement, pink slips aren’t nearly as nice as flowers and candy.

The move will see three top executives--including two prominent outside hires--leaving the company. Exiting Microsoft are: Senior Vice President Steven Berkowitz, the former Ask.com CEO who had been heading Microsoft's online services unit, and Mike Sievert, the former AT&T Wireless executive brought in to run Windows marketing.

 

[farfromhome]

Microsoft could have picked a better day for the announcement, pink slips aren’t nearly as nice as flowers and candy.

We're talking about executives here, remember. At Microsoft, no less. The golden parachute they get as a going-away present is probably is more than most of us here make in 10 years. Not to mention, with Microsoft on their resume I daresay they won't have a problem getting another executive position at some other company. I wouldn't worry about them too much.

 

[L33t Masta]

I wish I worked for Microsoft