Microsoft Laying Off THOUSANDS..

told ya something is wrong.

When my customers who are cash business (hotels, apartments & builders through debit/credit/ACH) that get paid up front of services rendered, in arrears with me 90+ days, not EVEN the first monthly payment of $109, something is NOT right out here.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/technology/microsoft-layoffs/index.html

schuylaar said:

told ya something is wrong.

When my customers who are cash business (hotels, apartments & builders through debit/credit/ACH) that get paid up front of services rendered, in arrears with me 90+ days, not EVEN the first monthly payment of $109, something is NOT right out here.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/technology/microsoft-layoffs/index.html

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Lol...

Sure, you predicted that.

Anyone got any recipes?

SneekyNinja said:

Lol...

Sure, you predicted that.

Anyone got any recipes?

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Ask @ttystikk, we had a long conversation about this.

It's also here somewhere too.

schuylaar said:

told ya something is wrong.

When my customers who are cash business (hotels, apartments & builders through debit/credit/ACH) that get paid up front of services rendered, in arrears with me 90+ days, not EVEN the first monthly payment of $109, something is NOT right out here.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/technology/microsoft-layoffs/index.html

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i don't get the correlation. are you saying your accts arent' paying you for some nefarious reason? or that they recognize the economy is within days of collapsing and aren't paying any accts including yours?

Crazy Cake


Ingredients

1. • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
   • 1 cup sugar
   • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
   • 1 teaspoon baking soda
   • 1/2 teaspoon salt
   • 1 cup cold water
   • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
   • 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
   • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place first 5 ingredients in 8x8x2-inch nonstick metal pan. Using handle of wooden spoon, poke three holes in dry ingredients. Combine 1 cup cold water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla in large glass measuring cup. Pour liquid ingredients into holes in dry ingredients (there will be some overflow). Using fork, stir until batter is smooth. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)

rkymtnman said:

i don't get the correlation. are you saying your accts arent' paying you for some nefarious reason? or that they recognize the economy is within days of collapsing and aren't paying any accts including yours?

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Option B

rkymtnman said:

i don't get the correlation. are you saying your accts arent' paying you for some nefarious reason? or that they recognize the economy is within days of collapsing and aren't paying any accts including yours?

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Days, no. But sometime in the next 6 months things are going to get pretty tight.

londonfog said:

Crazy Cake


Ingredients

1. • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
   • 1 cup sugar
   • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
   • 1 teaspoon baking soda
   • 1/2 teaspoon salt
   • 1 cup cold water
   • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
   • 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
   • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place first 5 ingredients in 8x8x2-inch nonstick metal pan. Using handle of wooden spoon, poke three holes in dry ingredients. Combine 1 cup cold water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla in large glass measuring cup. Pour liquid ingredients into holes in dry ingredients (there will be some overflow). Using fork, stir until batter is smooth. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)

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What, no crazy butter?

Tech has gone through many, many, downsizings not directly related to the overall economy. Mostly it happens due to piss poor management or some change in manufacturing or productivity (moving engineering to other countries for example).

Microsoft has been long overdue for a major correction, but this is far from their first round. Big tech companies end up with too many of one skill and not enough of another, and they aren't transferable.

While I don't disagree with anyone on the direction of the economy, the MS move isn't really a harbinger of anything except high tech moving bodies around.

High tech sharecropping ain't what it used to be.

As for not getting paid, it's the new trump management style being adopted. Never stop negotiating; never pay what you agree to pay; never pay on time; sue anyone who complains.

rkymtnman said:

i don't get the correlation. are you saying your accts arent' paying you for some nefarious reason? or that they recognize the economy is within days of collapsing and aren't paying any accts including yours?

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Lol, she acts as if she provides some essential service and it's some kind of economic indicator.

In reality it's because Micro$oft invested too much in their tablet/smartphone development and they're just not competing against Android and iOS.

greg nr said:

As for not getting paid, it's the new trump management style being adopted. Never stop negotiating; never pay what you agree to pay; never pay on time; sue anyone who complains.

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If everyone did it, this would be the end of our economy. Therefore, no one must be allowed to do it.

The breaking of the employee/employer compact has done nothing but bad things to our country.

ttystikk said:

If everyone did it, this would be the end of our economy. Therefore, no one must be allowed to do it.

The breaking of the employee/employer compact has done nothing but bad things to our country.

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Watch what happens to Illinois pensioners, ugh. Too many cans kicked down the road.

Bugeye said:

Watch what happens to Illinois pensioners, ugh. Too many cans kicked down the road.

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If corporations and their stockholders won't treat workers with respect, why should workers keep treating corporations with respect?

I say it's time to raise taxes and end their legalized political bribery privileges.

ttystikk said:

If corporations and their stockholders won't treat workers with respect, why should workers keep treating corporations with respect?

I say it's time to raise taxes and end their legalized political bribery privileges.

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The two product lines they've focused a massive amount of time and money into aren't performing, hence they're cutting staff.

No big Bernout conspiracy, put your retard-pistols away.

ttystikk said:

If corporations and their stockholders won't treat workers with respect, why should workers keep treating corporations with respect?

I say it's time to raise taxes and end their legalized political bribery privileges.

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Life is full of trade offs. No respect, and you should go elsewhere. Sometimes hard to do.

OP, may I show you my genitals?

see4 said:

OP, may I show you my genitals?

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Inb4: "You are misogynist, reported!"

SneekyNinja said:

Inb4: "You are misogynist, reported!"

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Why? I was merely asking.

I mean our President is allowed to grab women by the pussy, why can't I ask to reveal my tiny private parts?

see4 said:

Why? I was merely asking.

I mean our President is allowed to grab women by the pussy, why can't I ask to reveal my tiny private parts?

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If you try apply logic to it, you're approaching it wrong.

SneekyNinja said:

Lol, she acts as if she provides some essential service and it's some kind of economic indicator.

In reality it's because Micro$oft invested too much in their tablet/smartphone development and they're just not competing against Android and iOS.

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That's not what the article says..how is it you know a reality no one else knows?

You could make a nice living off that magic.