July 2, 2025 - The announcement comes on the second day of Microsoft's 2026 fiscal year. Executives at the Redmond, Washington-based company typically unveil reorganizations at the time of the new fiscal year. "We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company and teams for success in a dynamic marketplace," a Microsoft spokesperson said in an email. Microsoft has held several rounds of layoffs ...

September 10, 2025 - Starting in 2026, Microsoft will require employees to work from the office at least three days a week. This is a shift that big tech companies have been quietly undertaking for a while now, with some facing backlash from employees.

August 6, 2025 - Microsoft announced a mass layoff of over 9,000 employees. Are tech companies downsizing because of Artificial Intelligence usage?

September 11, 2025 - ... ... Microsoft continues down the warpath, making cuts both big and small across its organization for the fifth month in a row. The Microsoft layoffs this time are minor, with only around 42 jobs being axed in Redmond.

October 31, 2025 - Companies, including Amazon, Google, ... it was laying off 14,000 employees, expects that in 2026 it will uncover "additional places we can remove layers," and "realize efficiency gains."...

October 30, 2025 - Not saying there won’t be layoffs going forward, just that Msft was the one that actually lead the cuts. Everyone mentions 15K layoffs but people forget about the mini layoffs that have happened in Jan and the terminations that have been going on.

September 10, 2025 - The Redmond-based group will phase in a hybrid work mandate from 2026, starting with staff near its US headquarters.

July 4, 2025 - All that sounds great, but Microsoft is also set to lay off approximately 9,000 employees this week. Microsoft’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30, so these layoffs coincide with the start of its fiscal year 2026.

August 18, 2025 - While three days will be the minimum, some teams may be asked to attend four or even five days a week, depending on leadership decisions. The company plans to announce the changes in September, giving employees several months to prepare. Though exceptions will be allowed, Microsoft has not clarified how approvals will be granted or on what grounds.

August 18, 2025 - Microsoft is set to significantly roll back its flexible work policies, requiring employees to be in the office at least three days a week starting in January 2026.

August 16, 2025 - CEO Satya Nadella said the layoffs are part of a company-wide restructuring and pivot towards AI.

October 1, 2025 - Among the companies facing layoffs is Microsoft, which is set to lay off 40 workers in Redmond, Washington, and FedEx, which is laying off workers at a Memphis, Tennessee, facility.

July 4, 2025 - The cuts, announced at the start of Microsoft’s 2026 fiscal year, mark the company's largest redundancy programme since October 2023 when 10,000 employees were laid off.

July 2, 2025 - The Microsoft layoffs, which will account for 4% of the software giant's workforce, arrive on the second day of the 2026 fiscal year. They will occur across different teams, geographies and levels of experience, a person familiar with the matter ...

September 12, 2025 - Following a major round of layoffs, Microsoft is now encouraging its employees to return to the office at least three days a week, starting in February 2026. The new policy, initially targeting employees near its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, ...

October 5, 2025 - Now, maybe Satya Nadella, thinks that hardware isn't generating the positives they need, so they need to cut costs (layoffs) to help balance the sheet. Realizing cutting hardware in general could probably save a ton of money, they may do that as well. ... They should have called it the XBoss, in celebration of their incompetent room temperature IQ executive leadership team, because that's what they're all going to be pretty soon. ... Sega... Do you dare to dream? Asking for a friend... ... Microsofts handling of Xbox has been absolutely shocking.

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July 24, 2025 - We’re investing more in CapEx than ever before. Our overall headcount is relatively unchanged, and some of the talent and expertise in our industry and at Microsoft is being recognized and rewarded at levels never seen before. And yet, at the same time, we’ve undergone layoffs.