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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Microsoft's Satya Nadella Apologizes For Karma Pay Raise Comment [Watch (HLS stream): Microsoft's Satya Nadella Apologizes For Karma Pay Raise Comment](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4yCaTGI4.m3u8) (2:12)  _Published 2014-10-10. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is playing clean-up after advice he gave on not asking for a pay raise and letting karma do it’s job left audience members a little perplexed. 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All right for read right, said the comment had audience murmuring and of course Tweeting. Once audience member asked if the CEO was out of touch. And another said Nadella failed to give women practical advice on the topic. The moderator's question was prompted in part by a comment made by GM's CEO Mary Barra. Fortune's most powerful women segment earlier in the week. First I read in one of the recent profiles that you said that you have never in your career asked for a pay increase. It's true. Why. It's such a short- term focus. I just, I didn't really think that way. I don't, I don't, again, I think I'm motivated to work by the work I'm doing, and more so than that. I think that takes care of itself over time. Following his talk, Nadella tweeted out a clarification, writing. Our industry must close gender pay gaps, so a raise is not needed because of a bias. And that was followed by an email to all Microsoft employees, in which he owned up to his ill constructed advice. I answered that question completely wrong. Without a doubt, I wholeheartedly support program that Microsoft and in the industry, that bring more women into technology, and close the pay gap. If you think you deserve a raise, you should just ask. Google with many of the tech industries biggest companies reporting mostly white, mostly male employee demographics. The advice was all the more perplexing. Microsoft recently published it's workforce demographics. As of September 30th, the companies' tech sector is just over 17 % female. And it's. Leadership percentage is just as low. That, coupled with the ongoing wage gap where women are earning 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man, likely brought Nadella's advice into the spotlight. 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