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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 - 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 ...
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Cybernews
cybernews.com › home › tech › microsoft joins big tech’s return-to-office trend: three days on-site amid round of layoffs
Microsoft tells employees: 3 days in office starting 2026, amid 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.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/microsoft › microsoft layoffs to follow amazon ????
r/microsoft on Reddit: Microsoft Layoffs to follow Amazon ????
October 27, 2025 -

That’s a big number of corp jobs - that the Mag 7 theme this earnings season?

Amazon may lay off 30,000 corporate employees this week, Reuters reports

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-to-reportedly-may-lay-off-30000-corporate-employees-this-week/

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NetPC
techrights.org › n › 2025 › 12 › 22 › Microsoft_Layoffs_in_2026_Can_be_Bigger_Than_2025_Microsoft_Lay.shtml
Techrights — Microsoft Layoffs in 2026 Can be Bigger Than 2025 Microsoft Layoffs (30,000+ Workers Laid Off)
Microsoft Layoffs in 2026 Can be Bigger Than 2025 Microsoft Layoffs (30,000+ Workers Laid Off) "Is there going to be any reorg or Microsoft layoffs?" Gemini Links 21/12/2025: Solstice, Chaos of CSS, and Program Interpreter Fun · Links for the day · The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Represents ...
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The HR Digest
thehrdigest.com › home › news › microsoft layoffs announced for the fifth month in a row as employee woes mount
Microsoft Layoffs Announced for the Fifth Month in a Row as Employee Woes Mount
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.
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Blind
teamblind.com › layoffs › i think microsoft is next. mass layoffs are going to come this year.
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.
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Medium
medium.com › predict › microsoft-announced-layoffs-affecting-approximately-9-000-employees-4ec9cd354e8f
Microsoft announced layoffs affecting approximately 9,000 employees | by Ashraff Hathibelagal | Predict | Medium
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.
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Channel Futures
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Microsoft Layoffs: Latest Round Said to Impact 9,000
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 ...
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Blind
teamblind.com › tech › all eyes are on amazon's jan layoffs but microsoft and i believe more are coming too
All eyes are on Amazon's Jan layoffs but Microsoft and I believe more are coming too | Tech Industry - Blind
6 days ago - In Jan 2025, there were no layoffs, but widespread performance firings, followed by multiple layoff rounds starting in the spring. There’s no agreement in the microsoft private space on who’s safe.
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USA Today
usatoday.com › story › money › 2025 › 07 › 02 › microsoft-layoffs-july-2025 › 84444846007
Microsoft's recent round of layoffs to impact about 4% of its workforce
July 2, 2025 - The layoffs, which will affect employees across different teams, geographies and levels of experience, come on the second day of Microsoft’s 2026 fiscal year, CNBC reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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Storyboard18
storyboard18.com › how-it-works › microsoft-to-end-wfh-flexibility-return-to-office-plan-begins-2026-78989.htm
Microsoft to end WFH flexibility, return-to-office plan begins 2026
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.
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Information Week
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Major tech layoffs: An updated tracker
19 hours ago - Microsoft laid off about 6,000 workers, nearly 3% of its workforce and its largest job cuts since 2023, according to the Associated Press. Microsoft said the layoffs will be across all levels, teams and geographies but the cuts focus on reducing ...
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Aimagazine
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AI and Job Cuts: Behind Microsoft’s Latest Announcement | AI Magazine
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.
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TheLayoff
thelayoff.com › microsoft
Microsoft Corp. Layoffs - TheLayoff.com
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108067/microsoft-xbox-could-be-dead-rumors-suggest-hardware-production-has-ceased-on-xbox-consoles/index.html · #Layoffs #Rumor #Technology #Gaming #Production · ••• · https://tech4gamers.com/xbox-layoffs-expected-q1-2026/ #Layoffs #Gaming #Technology #Restructuring ·
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The HR Digest
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The Microsoft Layoffs Persist—2025 Continues to Witness Massive Job Cuts
July 3, 2025 - Harshest of all, Microsoft’s layoffs in 2025 continue to escalate as many employees are caught in the crossfire of reorganization efforts. With the start of its 2026 fiscal year, Microsoft’s job reduction efforts will affect 9,000 workers or ...
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Business Insider
businessinsider.com › business insider › careers › corporate america's go-to layoff strategy: smaller cuts, more often
Companies Like Amazon and Microsoft Are Doing Layoffs in Phases - Business Insider
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."...
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Windows Central
windowscentral.com › microsoft
Satya Nadella calls Microsoft's size a "massive disadvantage" in AI — is Nadella signalling more layoffs?
2 weeks ago - Our sources have suggested that there are rumors swirling internally of another round of early 2026 layoffs, even after 2025's massive 15,000 cuts — also reportedly inspired by AI.
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Blind
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Microsoft Layoffs Discussions - Blind
Good thoughts and good luck to those impacted. May you land in a better place. #severance #layoff #Microsoft ... [11/14/2023 edit. Changing to reverse chronology due to lots of requests for this from users] - - - - - - - - - - 12/03/2025: Heads-up for upcoming 2026 layoffs prep posted in Microsoft Blind.
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TechCrunch
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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch
1 day ago - The reductions affect roles across engineering, recruiting, software development, and product management. The layoffs are scheduled for February 2 through February 23, 2026, and affected employees will receive at least 90 days of pay, benefits, ...
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/gaming › report: microsoft's once concrete plans for the next console generation are now ‘up in the air’ and might never materialize as xbox is shifting towards becoming a 100% third-party publisher. the company is also said to be planning a massive round of layoffs heading into q1 2026
r/gaming on Reddit: Report: Microsoft's once concrete plans for the next console generation are now ‘up in the air’ and might never materialize as Xbox is shifting towards becoming a 100% third-party publisher. The company is also said to be planning a massive round of layoffs heading into Q1 2026
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.