Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff tries to poach laid-off Microsoft employees

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Marc Benioff has a message for those left unemployed after Microsoft's latest reorg: Work at Salesforce. 

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The CEO of the online giant took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to take multiple jabs at his competitor - and pointedly included the email address for Salesforce's recruiters.

Microsoft announced July 6 that it would cut 10% of its global sales team - around 5,000 people. Around the same time, Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois resigned, although it's unclear whether his departure was related to the company's reorganization.

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It remains to be seen whether DuBois or any of the fellow former Microsoft workers take Benioff up on his offer. 

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