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Change is coming and it’s getting a headstart with the new Microsoft performance policy. Determined to foster a culture of accountability and excellence, Microsoft has announced internal changes to how it approaches low performers. Early this year, the company executed an unsympathetic round of layoffs that eliminated a significant number of workers. Employees were terminated at once, losing access to benefits immediately with no hope for severance
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ay. Microsoft’s firing policy is by no means one we expect other businesses to emulate, but there could be some takeaways from Microsoft’s new HR rules for low performers. Embracing the country’s new