Big Tech pivots from the carrot to the stick
Big Tech pivots from the carrot to the stick  
Podcast: Marketplace Tech
Published On: Tue May 27 2025
Description: Big Tech firms like Microsoft, Meta and Google are using stricter performance reviews to bring up productivity and weed out low performing workers. It’s a noticeable pivot away from the perks that defined Silicon Valley work culture a decade ago. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Alistair Barr, author of the Business Insider Tech Memo Newsletter, about their recent coverage of this latest shift.