Satya Nadella email to employees on first day as CEO

Post by saraid216 » Wed, Feb 05, 2014, 12:03 AM UTC

amaks wrote: post #43

swalsh wrote: post #28

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He is a man in charge of the lives of thousands of people. According to wikipedia there are 100k employees. As a Microsoft platform developer myself, I too am somewhat beholden to his decisions. He needs to find a balance between making the world a better place while at the same time ensuring some sense of stability for the people who have put their trust in the company. Humbling seems like the right word.

I wouldn't go that far as describing him to be in charge in lives. He's their boss, yes, but he cannot possibly control all aspects of their lives by "being in charge". This is not a feudalism, is it?

Post by pcurve » Wed, Feb 05, 2014, 2:07 AM UTC

ims wrote: post #37

gregschlom wrote: post #11

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Are you American? I was wondering about this too. As a Frenchman, I had the same reaction as you, but I think Americans care a lot about this. I've been told for example that in the US it would be completely impossible for a president to be elected if he didn't had a solid marriage and family. I find those cultural differences fascinating

> I've been told for example that in the US it would be completely impossible for a president to be elected if he didn't had a solid marriage and family. That may be true now, but there have indeed been unmarried Presidents. Just saying.

Post by computerslol » Wed, Feb 05, 2014, 6:33 AM UTC

legutierr wrote: post #9

> Today is a very humbling day for me. The first sentence of the email, statement that seems entirely appropriate given the circumstances. Nonetheless, I find it curious that we expect people who reach the highest levels of accomplishment to describe those accomplishments as humbling. It seems natural to us for someone promoted to the heights of their profession, such as Satya Nadella in this case, or the winner of a…