Microsoft told employees earlier this month that, due to economic conditions, the company will not provide raises for full-time salaried employees.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received a 10% pay raise in 2022, raising his total compensation to $55 million.

Microsoft’s net income in the most recent quarter increased 9% year-over-year. Microsoft is also pouring massive amounts of money into A.I. technology and on acquisitions such as the pending $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft’s chief marketing officer Christopher Capossela, who just cashed out $4.4 million worth of stock, told employees angry about lack of salary raises that their best way to increase their pay is to make the stock go higher,