Microsoft Techie's 15-Hour Workweek And Rs 2 Crore Salary Leaves Social Media Stunned

A woman has revealed that her friend, who works at Microsoft, gives only 15 to 20 hours a week to his job and earns $300,000 (approximately Rs 2 Crore). She further mentioned that instead of working long hours, he spends his free time playing League of Legends. The individual wrote on X, “Talking to my friend who works at Microsoft & apparently, he works 15-20 hour weeks & plays league the rest of the time & gets paid $300k for it.”

The post has sparked mixed discussion among social media users, as many commented about the value of productivity, adding as long as targets were completed, working fewer hours wasn’t a problem.

Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “It’s called Talent hoarding. Even if they are not productive, they are kept away from competitors.”

Another shared, “Not concerned about the pay, but if I get to work on stuff I enjoy and work on my hobby too, it’s the best deal.”

“Most CEOs would love a person who got results and hit the mark – no matter how many or few hours they work,” a comment read.

Another wrote, “High-value people with high leverage are paid for outcomes not for time.”

An individual shared, “Companies do that so good talent doesn’t go to other competitors.”

One more added, “Looks like Microsoft cracked the code on work-life balance. Next up: Redefining ‘productivity’ one game at a time.”

This wasn’t the first tech worker getting attention for earning a high salary while doing little work. Last month, an Amazon employee made headlines after sharing on the anonymous platform Blind that he earns $370,000 a year (approximately Rs 3 Crore), while hardly doing any work.

While the original post has been deleted, a screenshot was shared on X, where the employee mentioned that he joined Amazon after he was laid off from Google. He admitted that he only performed minimal tasks and successfully avoided getting supervisors attention.

Since the post was shared on X, it has garnered over 3 Million views.