Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that the company’s possible acquisition of TikTok’s overseas version of TikTok is a “golden cup of poison” (meaning that something looks tempting but Actually harmful), it seems that at least some Microsoft employees agree with Gates’s view.
Microsoft employees shared their concerns about the acquisition of TikTok on the company’s internal social networking site Yammer (especially in a group called “Contact the CEO”). According to Microsoft, “Contacting the CEO” aims to “enable employees to ask Nadella and his team questions and discuss matters related to the company.”
In a survey on Yammer titled “Should Microsoft acquire TikTok?”, 63% of 250 respondents gave a negative answer, 19% answered “unsure”, and 18% answered Give an affirmative answer . Of course, compared with more than 150,000 Microsoft employees, the 250 employees interviewed accounted for only a small portion, but this survey reveals at least some Microsoft employees’ attitudes toward the TikTok acquisition.
A Microsoft employee commented on Yammer, “Especially since Nadella became CEO, I am proud that I am a member of the Microsoft family. I doubt the correctness of the company’s measures. This has been a long time This is the first time.”
The above-mentioned employees mentioned a statement made by US President Trump that the US Treasury Department should draw money from the deal between Microsoft and TikTok. The employee called this view a “bribery” and pointed out that even if Microsoft is willing to buy TikTok, it will cause misunderstandings for customers and employees and make them doubt the integrity of the company.
Other employees expressed similar views. An employee wrote in a comment, “From any angle, this transaction is unethical. It is incredible that even Microsoft considers getting involved.”
Another employee said, “The US government forces TikTok to sell part of its business, which will damage the company’s image, and we should give up considering this transaction.”
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