First a goof-up then an apology: Satya Nadella says 'Women should not ask for a raise'
Speaking at the event Nadella was asked, how should women get ahead in the tech world to which he replied: "Women in technology should not ask for raises but have faith in system. It is not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along."
Because that is good karma. It'll come back because somebody is going to know that's the kind of person that I want to trust, he added.
Following his comment, there was a huge uproar on Twitter as many criticised him for his sexist comments-
"Hi
boss.
I'd
like
a
15%-30%
rise
in
my
good
karma,
please." Women,
ask
for
your
next
raise
@satyanadella
style.
http://t.co/6YAl7vwe8v
—
Nilanjana
Roy
(@nilanjanaroy)
October
10,
2014
the
people
you
think
ought
to
know,
don't.
Pay
for
the
work,
not
the
gender.
how
hard
is
that.
@satyanadella
#Feminism101
—
Gayatri
Jayaraman
(@SellingViolets)
October
10,
2014
My
wife
works
in
tech.
I
know
how
hard
she's
had
to
fight
for
her
successes.
It
didn't
come
because
she
waited
for
"karma".
@satyanadella
—
oculus
(@daddy_san)
October
10,
2014
However hours after being bashed on the net, Nadella apologised for his comments and said that men and women should get equal pay for equal work
Was
inarticulate
re
how
women
should
ask
for
raise.
Our
industry
must
close
gender
pay
gap
so
a
raise
is
not
needed
because
of
a
bias
#GHC14
—
Satya
Nadella
(@satyanadella)
October
9,
2014
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