Satya Nadella makes 482x his median employee. His pay grew 274% while workers got 20%. He laid off 15,000 people the same year he took a $17M raise.
36% of Microsoft’s new hires are now in India. 108 formal harassment complaints under his watch. And when a woman asked him about raises, he said “trust karma.”
This is who’s running Microsoft.
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Microsoft's CEO Makes 482x His Workers. Here's What He's Doing With It.
Jan 30, 2026
The DrJ Show
Tech industry analysis for people who are sick of being lied to. I cover layoffs, corporate dysfunction, AI hype, and the economic forces that are crushing the middle class. And I bring the data.
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