“We don’t take this decision lightly,” Satya Nadella says.

Nadella said, “We don’t take this decision lightly, having considered it over several months.”

Microsoft had$26.5 billion in cash and equivalents as of March 31.

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Despite the rosy results, Microsoft employees are not getting pay increases.

Nadella’s own pay increased 10% from 2021 to 2022,rising to $55 million.

But in 2023, Nadella said the “economic conditions” of the world are “very different.”

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“Given this, we will fund our compensation commensurate with the overall market.

Some hourly roles will get pay bumps, but full-time salaried employees at Microsoft will not see increases.

Microsoft’s promotion budget is unchanged, Nadella added, so workers who move up will see pay bumps.

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GameSpot also received this statement.

The deal is getting held up in court, andMicrosoft is fighting it.

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