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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.
Monkhouse Law
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Microsoft Layoffs: Understanding Your Employment Rights - Monkhouse Law
November 18, 2025 - On July 2, 2025, Microsoft announced a second wave of job cuts—eliminating approximately 9,000 roles globally (about 4% of its workforce)—in what came to be its largest layoff since 2023. […]
What is the real explanation behind 15,000 layoffs at Microsoft?
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July 6, 2025Layoffs again.. May 2025
Those who speak don’t know. And those who know don’t speak. More on reddit.com
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March 28, 2025More Budget Cuts & Layoffs for FTEs?
I’m an FTE in MCAPS, not a manager though so I have no special insight. It’s a tough time. There are continuous messages on either the old-timers FB group or LinkedIn about people being impacted by either a reorg and/or a layoff; and there’s little to no messaging from leadership about who is being impacted and why and what’s coming down the line. The only message I remember this year is Satya mentioning in an article in January somewhere that a small performance based layoff was coming. From my perspective, the current waves of layoffs are indeed smaller in scale than the waves we had in 2023. They look bigger because they are uncoordinated (at least they seem to me) and are impacting people seemingly every day. I wish leadership would send a clear signal about what’s going on and what to expect. Psychological safety is a important for employees, and we are all worried. More on reddit.com
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February 5, 2025How Are Microsoft’s January 2025 Layoffs Different (for the Worst)
I know people personally who were affected. None of them had any indication of "low performance". They received annual bonuses and positive reviews. One even asked for specific performance metrics for promotions and was given vague responses stating they were on a promotion track and to keep doing what they were doing. In the end, this is a callous layoff under the guise of "low performances" so they can justify culling thousands of people with no severance and leaving them without insurance or a high amount of earned stock set to divest again in two weeks. More on reddit.com
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The Business Times
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From Amazon to Microsoft, AI is driving thousands of job cuts worldwide - The Business Times
4 days ago - On May 13, Microsoft announced its biggest retrenchment since 2023, chopping 13 per cent of its workforce, or 6,000 employees. The layoffs were attributed to organisational changes.
NetPC
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Techrights — Microsoft Layoffs in 2026 Can be Bigger Than 2025 Microsoft Layoffs (30,000+ Workers Laid Off)
5 days ago - For companies like Microsoft this may mean another 30,000+ layoffs next year
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.
Times of India
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Amazon, Microsoft and 8 other biggest global tech job cuts of 2025 - The Times of India
2 weeks ago - Microsoft carried out multiple rounds of layoffs throughout 2025, shedding around 9,000 workers, less than 4% of its global workforce, estimated at around 220,000. The July announcement followed previous cuts below 1% in January, more than 6,000 ...
Windows Central
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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.
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 ...
TrueUp
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Layoffs Tracker - All Tech and Startup Layoffs
2 days ago - The latest layoffs across all tech companies.
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
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.
PC Gamer
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As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is 'harming both gamers and developers' | PC Gamer
October 3, 2025 - Just a few months after the deal ... laid off 1,900 workers at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, and cancelled the studio's long-awaited survival game; then in September 2024, another 650 people were shown the door. That was followed by the layoff of 9,000 more employees across Microsoft in July 2025, a spot of ...
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.
Stlawyers
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Microsoft Layoffs 2025: Severance Rights & Employee Guide
September 26, 2025 - Stay informed with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP's latest on employment law, disability & personal injury: media interviews, releases, and legal wins.
Global News
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Microsoft lays off 9K workers, biggest cut in more than 2 years - National | Globalnews.ca
July 2, 2025 - Microsoft employed 228,000 full-time workers as of last June, the last time it reported its annual headcount. The company said Wednesday that its latest layoffs would cut close to four per cent of that workforce, which would be about 9,000 people.
MyNorthwest
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Microsoft confirms 40 more layoffs at Redmond campus
August 5, 2025 - Additionally, Microsoft laid off 305 employees in June, and another 830 jobs were cut in July. The announcement of 40 new job cuts is the smallest layoff filing since June 5, 2023, affecting 22 employees.
Newsweek
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List of Companies Laying Off Employees in October - Newsweek
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.
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.
Reddit
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r/ArtificialInteligence on Reddit: What is the real explanation behind 15,000 layoffs at Microsoft?
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I need help understanding this article on Inc.
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/microsofts-xbox-ceo-just-explained-why-the-company-is-laying-off-9000-people-its-not-great/91209841
Between May and now Microsoft laid off 15,000 employees, stating, mainly, that the focus now is on AI. Some skeptics I’ve been talking to are telling me that this is just an excuse, that the layoffs are simply Microsoft hiding other reasons behind “AI First”. Can this be true? Can Microsoft be, say, having revenue/financial problems and is trying to disguise those behind the “AI First” discourse?
Are they outsourcing heavily? Or is it true that AI is taking over those 15,000 jobs? The Xbox business must demand a lot and a lot of programming (as must also be the case with most of Microsoft businesses. Are those programming and software design/engineering jobs being taken over by AI?
What I can’t fathom is the possibility that there were 15,000 redundant jobs at the company and that they are now directing the money for those paychecks to pay for AI infrastructure and won’t feel the loss of thee productivity those 15,00 jobs brought to the table unless someone (or something) else is doing it.
Any Microsoft people here can explain, please?
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Most likely because some person/s bonuses are tied to cost cutting or "productivity" targets that can be achieved through the lay-offs.
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https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/03/microsoft-lays-off-the-staff-who-make-the-money-to-fund-ai-that-doesnt/ Nadella is a true believer, and he is also wrong. They definitely aren't having revenue problems, but they want to throw so much money at AI that they have to make these layoffs to pay for building their Azure server farms. It's not that they think AI can replace those employees. It's that they think AI is going to make them so much money, it's worth cannibalising other parts of their business for in order to scale up the infrastructure as fast as possible.