Stock price ‘most important lever’ to get pay raise, Microsoft CMO tells employees

Microsoft’s Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela has reportedly told employees that “the most important lever for almost all our employees’ compensation upside is the stock price.”

The suggestion came for employees frustrated with the company’s decision not to give pay raises this year. Microsoft will not give any raise to salaried employees, including senior leaders.

According to a report in Fortune, CMO Capossela wrote in a message to employees that “great quarterly results contribute to making the stock attractive which, in turn, drives everyone’s total compensation up”.