Microsoft has announced a massive wave of layoffs that will affect more than 6,000 employees, representing about 3.1T of the company's total workforce. This is the second major wave of layoffs, after it laid off 10,000 workers in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to spokesman Pete Wootton, the changes are intended to allow the company to "best adapt to the dynamic market environment."<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The layoffs are at all levels, and will also be present at LinkedIn, which has been operating under the auspices of Microsoft since 2016. CFO Amy Hood announced a few weeks ago that they would reduce the number of management staff in order to increase the company's agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are focused on building high-performing teams and increasing responsiveness by reducing the number of management layers,\u201d Hood said on April 30 of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced performance-based layoffs, which affected hundreds of employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wave of layoffs comes just a year after Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees across its Activision Blizzard and Xbox units and shuttered several development studios, including Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush) and Arkane Austin (Redfall). Tango Gameworks later rose from the ashes in a partnership with Korean company Krafton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In September 2024, Microsoft further cut 650 jobs in its Xbox division as part of a broader reorganization following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The company had previously laid off approximately 1,000 people in its HoloLens and Azure Cloud teams in June 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft isn't the only tech giant to have made major staff cuts over the past two years, a trend driven by increased investment in artificial intelligence (AI), streamlining of business units, and increasing shareholder pressure to boost profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, behind the scenes, Microsoft continues to expand its presence in key markets, both by developing UI services and by upgrading ecosystems such as Azure, Copilot, and Game Pass.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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