Leaked internal messages show Microsoft employees calling for leadership to take a firmer stand on the George Floyd protests (MSFT)

Microsoft employees are using an internal company message board to share their personal experiences with the ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism, and calling for leadership to take action. “Deployment of chemical weapons in residential neighborhoods should be of grave concern for MSFT leadership and beyond,” one employee said. The messages only add to pressure from employees for Microsoft to take a bolder stand on the matter — the discussion came the day after more than 250 Microsoft employees signed on to an email asking executives including Nadella to support the protests against systemic racism. Last