Comments on: Microsoft cancels company picnic

As part of its broader effort to trim expenses, the software maker tells employees that it is axing the summer ritual.

[The_happy_switcher]

Folks, just ignore Mr. Cranky Dee. You'd be pissed too if you spent most of your computing time updating anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware; installing Windows patch number 12,304,345; waiting for permission from your computer to resume computing while it updates and insists on rebooting whether you like it or no; putting drano in the registry, etc. etc.

[Mr. Dee]

At least my computer is doing something useless instead of striking a dumb pose like Paris Hilton. The last time I checked Apple computers were considered to easy to hack and well known botnets.

[cvaldes1831]

As a MSFT shareholder, I would like to see the dividend increased.

[dennisl59]

One Word: Cheapskates.

But spend the $$$ on stupid Jerry and Bill ads. How'd that work out MS?

This makes the Company look like it's run by Fools, Idiots, and Morons.

In my opinion.

[Mr. Dee]

What would you say about Justin Long and Mr. Hodgeman? I think you are just as clueless as the word clueless. Go outside, Alicia Silverstone is calling you.

[Willie Winkie]

You know, this whole recession is being used by every corporate bean counter and Scrooge wannabe to exploit the American worker. I really wish the people who come up with this garbage would have to watch their spouse or children die of eyeball cancer or something. Then maybe they would connect with humanity again.

[dnheller]

Gee, collaboration via SharePoint didn't provide enough money to keep the event?

[Vegaman_Dan]

All these people criticizing Microsoft for cancelling the picnic make me wonder if they would have criticized Microsoft had they announced they were keeping the picnic in these economic times of layoffs and other cost cutting moves?

*shakes head*

Some people just live to complain.

[Draq Wraith]

A picnic for 41K people and their family, working in food services i would pity who ever they brought in for it and who ever cleaned up after it.

My last big family reunion was a mess too it only had 70 to 100 folks there and it was a big carry in all day .
I hope they come up with something for the employees to get to know the others.
H1-B or not!
D~W

[bwvla]

Microsoft has lost its way. It used to be a company that treated its most basic employees extremely well.. MS used to treat its workers like Google treats theirs today, and they used to get the most creative workers. But over the years Microsoft has become management and executive centric. Microsoft now no longer draws creative kids willing to take risks, just safe steady over vetted workers that are willing to say yes to all management decisions.

[Mr. Dee]

So, you are describing Google as a young Microsoft? Whats gonna happen when Google becomes an old Microsoft?

[SniffTheDuck]

It's got to be better for ms cut a picnic than a few more jobs! I'm pretty sure everyone working for them would prefer it this way round.