Contractor drops protest against Microsoft pay cut

It's tough to go against a titan like Microsoft--Paul Palios quickly found that out. Palios, a Microsoft contract worker, organized a protest at the company's Redmond, Washington campus against the company's plan to cut contractors' pay, but he abandoned that plan and accepted his pay cut.

"After my emotions calmed down and I had more time to think I realized I had begun walking down a path that was not helping me achieve my goals in life," he wrote on his blog.

Palios organized his protest because Microsoft announced a couple of weeks ago it is cutting current contractor pay by 10 percent and future contractor pay by 15 percent. The company did not say how many contractors work at the company, but some people estimate the number in the tens of thousands, reports CIO.com.

"I really like my job and I felt that even at 10 percent less pay, it was worth being able to continue working on the projects I am a part of," he wrote on his blog. "I also think that it's unfair to think one can be immune from a shattered economy."

For more on this Microsoft protest:
- check out this CIO.com article

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