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These people are accelerating the downfall of the global capitalist system. They probably know it and are just hoping to cash out and find some remote place to live before this behavior finally catches up to them. We could be well on our way to a post-scarcity society, working ten or twenty hours a week, except some people can’t shake the idea of “he who dies with the most toys, wins.”
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Imagine getting 96.5m for making teams shittier.
Yahoo! Finance
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Washington man spent 31 years at Microsoft only to be fired on a call with 120 others. Here's how he's rebuilding at 60
November 22, 2025 - Some employers, like Microsoft, include career services or financial counseling as part of severance. Kostersitz told Business Insider the tech giant provided a career advisor as part of its layoff package, adding that he also hired a private ...
Microsoft RIF Laid off employees' eligibility for rehire
Idk but I was riffed in 2012 along with 1200 people in my org and I interviewed several times and then was ghosted. I ran into the recruiter one night at a bar and she told me that I was listed in the system as "embargo" which meant I couldn't be rehired. This was despite a good review history and the riff was because the entire product was shut down. Hopefully not the same for you. Seems they don't want us back despite performance. More on reddit.com
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November 17, 2025The primary causes of Microsoft layoffs
IMO the key reason is culture change being driven at the top. Satya has been hiring a bunch of external talent who have brought in their culture. Jay Parikh from Meta, the COO from Walmart, Charlie Bell from Amazon, Mustafa, Kevin Scott and the LinkedIn folks. It's just Scott and Rajesh in the SLT that are MSFT long-timers, no other internal promos. So Satya is counseled by people with different styles, often a very retail-like culture and that's leading to a bunch of good cultural attributes falling by the wayside when push comes to shove More on reddit.com
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July 10, 2025Huge layoff at Microsoft (18,000)
only 1300 of them will be from the Puget Sound:
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Microsoft announces biggest layoff in history
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company is cutting 18,000 jobs — about 14 percent of the company’s workforce — over the next year. Of those cuts, 1,351 will come from the Puget Sound area, where Microsoft currently has about 43,000 employees.
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August 2, 2011Fired from Microsoft
I can’t even imagine putting in 26 years just to be blindsided like that. The way they wrapped it under a “rewards discussion” too… that’s cold. More on reddit.com
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Business Insider
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I talked to 7 laid-off Microsoft workers and learned a lesson they want all white-collar workers to know
November 11, 2025 - The tenure of the ex-Microsofters I spoke to ranged from a few years to more than three decades. Some said any sense of job security they once had was shattered. Several said they were caught off guard by their layoffs, citing factors like long tenure, no documented performance issues, and Microsoft's position as the world's third-most valuable company.
CNBC
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Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce
May 13, 2025 - Microsoft, which is cutting 3% of its headcount, had 228,000 employees as of last June.
TheLayoff
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Microsoft Corp. Layoffs - TheLayoff.com
November 10, 2025 - https://technode.com/2025/10/11/microsoft-reportedly-lays-off-shanghai-azure-staff-amid-ongoing-global-restructuring/ Reports: Microsoft Shanghai Layoffs Offer N+4 Severance, Relocation to Australia...
TrueUp
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Layoffs Tracker - All Tech and Startup Layoffs
2 days ago - The latest layoffs across all tech companies.
Business Insider
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I was laid off by Microsoft and can't find a job. I'm weeks away from giving up my apartment and moving across the country to live with family.
October 12, 2025 - If I had to guess why I, along with many others at Microsoft and other Big Tech companies, have been laid off in recent years, I'd point to two factors: overhiring during the pandemic and massive investments in AI. Whatever the reason, it's clear that finding a job in tech has become significantly more difficult. Before my layoff, I regularly heard from college students struggling to break into the industry.
Reddit
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r/Layoffs on Reddit: Microsoft RIF Laid off employees' eligibility for rehire
November 17, 2025 -
I was laid off from Microsoft in May 2025 with my employment officially ending in July 2025. My severance clearly stated that I’m eligible for rehire.
However, it seems the FY’25 Rewards were published recently (managers finalize them by June 30), and my entry shows 0 rewards, likely because I was no longer part of the rewards cycle after being laid off. Now, a recruiter told me that because of this “0 Rewards” entry, I’m showing up as not eligible for rehire, and they had to revoke my verbal offer.
I’m trying to understand if this is a system or HR error, since:
I had 100% rewards in FY’24,
My severance letter explicitly says I’m eligible for rehire, and
My termination was due to RIF, not performance.
EDIT: I’ve already opened a ticket with HR Assist and reached out to my former manager (no response yet).Any advice on what else I can do to escalate or fix this?
UPDATE: HR Assist confirmed that I’m eligible for rehire and for FY’25 rewards. They also corrected the eligibility status on my profile (I received a screenshot). The recruiter verified that they can now see my eligibility but said the offer had already expired.
However, they still haven’t provided any details on how my status was changed or who updated it, despite my repeated requests and citing my right to full disclosure of all records related to my employment.
Does anyone has any recommendations for employment lawyers?
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Idk but I was riffed in 2012 along with 1200 people in my org and I interviewed several times and then was ghosted. I ran into the recruiter one night at a bar and she told me that I was listed in the system as "embargo" which meant I couldn't be rehired. This was despite a good review history and the riff was because the entire product was shut down. Hopefully not the same for you. Seems they don't want us back despite performance.
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Back in the teens I was laid off there and learned that as a result I was frozen out of any reward, as they had laid off my boss as well, and my layoff was attached to his. My financial advisor as the time told me this was typical and to expect no bonus if you are laid off there, even though the layoff is not performance-based. Anyway, a couple of years afterwards I was approached for another role, and I elected not to pursue it, then a year later they reached out again, and this time I bit. As soon as I restarted, my prior tenure was reinstated as if nothing ever interrupted it. Unless the rules have changed, and MSFT violated protocols with that "low performance" announcement on layoffs, you need to look into this.
GeekWire
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Layoffs at Microsoft and Amazon spark ethical questions about their impact on Seattle amid AI frenzy – GeekWire
November 5, 2025 - Amazon layoffs hit software engineers hardest in Washington · Microsoft cuts 42 more jobs in Redmond, continuing layoffs amid AI spending boom
Marketing AI Institute
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Microsoft Just Laid Off 6,000 Workers. And AI Might Be to Blame
May 20, 2025 - Microsoft’s recent decision to cut roughly 6,000 jobs (about 3% of its global workforce) isn’t just about streamlining management.
TechSpot
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After 15,000 layoffs, Microsoft boss Nadella's pay climbs 22% to $96.5 million | TechSpot
October 27, 2025 - Microsoft cut about 6,000 jobs, or roughly 3% of its global workforce, in May 2025. This was followed by another 9,000 cuts in July. The layoffs were announced as Microsoft made enormous investments in AI, including an $80 billion outlay on ...
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Layoffs.fyi - Tech Layoff Tracker and DOGE Layoff Tracker
October 15, 2025 - [LIVE] Tracking all tech startup layoffs — and lists of employees laid off — since COVID-19. This page is constantly being updated.
The HR Digest
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Microsoft Layoffs Announced for the Fifth Month in a Row as Employee Woes Mount
September 11, 2025 - The Microsoft layoffs this time are minor, with only around 42 jobs being axed in Redmond. The link between the Microsoft job cuts and the company’s AI investments is clear to see, but the evidence doesn’t soften the blow for employees.
Reddit
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r/microsoft on Reddit: The primary causes of Microsoft layoffs
July 10, 2025 -
Too much hiring during Covid
overspending on purchasing game studios
investing into AI infrastructure with nothing in return
reducing American workers, hiring offshore workers
moving from personal growth model to make profit fast model
Microsoft leadership has lost focus
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IMO the key reason is culture change being driven at the top. Satya has been hiring a bunch of external talent who have brought in their culture. Jay Parikh from Meta, the COO from Walmart, Charlie Bell from Amazon, Mustafa, Kevin Scott and the LinkedIn folks. It's just Scott and Rajesh in the SLT that are MSFT long-timers, no other internal promos. So Satya is counseled by people with different styles, often a very retail-like culture and that's leading to a bunch of good cultural attributes falling by the wayside when push comes to shove
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It's just greed/reduction at this point. They're firing qualified people left and right.
Blind
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I think Microsoft is next. Mass layoffs are going to come this year. | Layoffs - Blind
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.
Business Insider
businessinsider.com › business insider › careers › microsoft laid her off. a layoff support group helped her bounce back — and she got a job at meta 2 months later.
Microsoft laid her off. A layoff support group helped her bounce back — and she got a job at Meta 2 months later.
October 17, 2025 - Microsoft laid off Deborah Hendersen from her role on the Xbox team. So she told her network, started a group chat, and landed a role at Meta.
The Seattle Times
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Microsoft layoffs continue into 5th consecutive month
Read all the latest news about Microsoft from The Seattle Times business staff.
CNBC
cnbc.com › 2025 › 07 › 02 › microsoft-laying-off-about-9000-employees-in-latest-round-of-cuts.html
Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts
July 2, 2025 - Microsoft will cut less than 4% of its global workforce across teams, role types and geographies. The software company also announced layoffs in May affecting around 6,000 people.
Business Insider
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I was laid off from Microsoft after 2 years. Here's why I didn't freak out — and I'm absolutely better off.
August 26, 2025 - Two years have passed, and Microsoft is conducting layoffs again.