Microsoft is cutting roughly 6,000 jobs—nearly 3% of its global workforce—in its biggest round of layoffs in over two years, as the tech giant doubles down on artificial intelligence and streamlines management.
The move follows a smaller round of performance-based layoffs in January and marks a shift from the aggressive hiring of the pandemic years. Most affected are workers in the U.S., which accounts for more than half of Microsoft’s 228,000-strong workforce.
The cuts, concentrated heavily in Washington, come despite strong recent earnings, signaling a strategic reshuffle rather than financial distress. As many as 1,985 employees have been laid off from Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters alone.
Of those, about 1,500 worked on-site, while 475 were remote, according to a notice filed with Washington state authorities. Their official last day of employment is scheduled for July.
Layoffs across levels, teams, & geographies The tech giant said the layoffs will span all levels, teams, and geographies, but will primarily target managerial roles, affecting all areas of the business, including LinkedIn and Xbox.
Microsoft is cutting roughly 6,000 jobs—nearly 3% of its global workforce—in its biggest round of layoffs in over two years, as the tech giant doubles down on artificial intelligence and streamlines management.
The move follows a smaller round of performance-based layoffs in January and marks a shift from the aggressive hiring of the pandemic years. Most affected are workers in the U.S., which accounts for more than half of Microsoft’s 228,000-strong workforce.
The cuts, concentrated heavily in Washington, come despite strong recent earnings, signaling a strategic reshuffle rather than financial distress. As many as 1,985 employees have been laid off from Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters alone.
Of those, about 1,500 worked on-site, while 475 were remote, according to a notice filed with Washington state authorities. Their official last day of employment is scheduled for July.
Layoffs across levels, teams, & geographies The tech giant said the layoffs will span all levels, teams, and geographies, but will primarily target managerial roles, affecting all areas of the business, including LinkedIn and Xbox.
Microsoft is cutting roughly 6,000 jobs—nearly 3% of its global workforce—in its biggest round of layoffs in over two years, as the tech giant doubles down on artificial intelligence and streamlines management.
The move follows a smaller round of performance-based layoffs in January and marks a shift from the aggressive hiring of the pandemic years. Most affected are workers in the U.S., which accounts for more than half of Microsoft’s 228,000-strong workforce.
The cuts, concentrated heavily in Washington, come despite strong recent earnings, signaling a strategic reshuffle rather than financial distress. As many as 1,985 employees have been laid off from Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters alone.
Of those, about 1,500 worked on-site, while 475 were remote, according to a notice filed with Washington state authorities. Their official last day of employment is scheduled for July.
Layoffs across levels, teams, & geographies The tech giant said the layoffs will span all levels, teams, and geographies, but will primarily target managerial roles, affecting all areas of the business, including LinkedIn and Xbox.
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