The recent kerfuffle started last week when Skype canned a number of executives before closing the Microsoft deal.
But a recent development in the Microsoft (MSFT) acquisition of Skype - private equity firm Silver Lake allegedly screwing employees out of compensation they had earned - has sent a shock through the industry.Īs engineers, marketers, and executives learn that they can no longer count on getting a strong upside in deals, especially if private equity firms are involved, expect the recruits to bring in lawyers and start looking for forms of compensation that come in green-and-black presidential portraits. In high tech, startups are a gamble, which is why they offer stock and options to attract talent that could go elsewhere.
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