Reaction to cutbacks
For more on the employee reaction to Microsoft's planned benefits cutbacks, detailed in this story this morning, see today's Washington Post Filter column, which has a complete roundup of the coverage in our paper and elsewhere.
This is how the poll results stood as of yesterday:
1. How satisfied are you with the changes to ESPP?
-Reduction of discount from 15% to 10%
-Price now set by end date. Previously set by the lower of start date and end date.
5. Very Satisfied
79 (3%)
4. Satisfied
19 (1%)
3. Neutral
56 (2%)
2. Dissatisfied
615 (21%)
1. Very Dissatisfied
2145 (72%)
No Answer
67 (2%)
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Total: 2981
2. Do these changes to ESPP reduce your overall compensation
4. Yes: significant reduction in compensation
1015 (34%)
3. Yes: moderate reduction in compensation
1478 (50%)
2. Yes: little impact in compensation
380 (13%)
1. No: No Impact to compensation
40 (1%)
No Answer
68 (2%)
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Total: 2981
Posted by Todd Bishop at May 26, 2004 10:38 AM
