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Microsoft recently announced its plans to makeperformance-based job cutsacross its departments, including the company’s security division.

The outlet indicated Microsoft leverages these documents to request retention bonuses for employees it can’t afford to lose.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

This way, the company can use stock or cash awards as incentives to retain employees.

The source further disclosed that the question targets “a specific, large group inside Microsoft.”

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood.

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