Microsoft's vendors, temps nearly equal regular staff numbers

It's widely known Microsoft has a large contingent work force in addition to its 96,000 direct, regular employees worldwide. But the company has never publicly quantified these people, who typically work through third-party firms and do everything from mow the lawns to write software.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news155407095.html">Microsoft's vendors, temps nearly equal regular staff numbers</a></p> <p>It's widely known Microsoft has a large contingent work force in addition to its 96,000 direct, regular employees worldwide. But the company has never publicly quantified these people, who typically work through third-party firms and do everything from mow the lawns to write software.</p>