Microsoft did layoffs again this past week?
https://www.geekwire.com/2023/microsoft-continues-with-previously-announced-layoffs-as-seattle-area-total-nears-1500-people/ A notice filed with the Washington state Employment Security Department indicates that this round impacts 617 workers at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., and office in nearby Bellevue, and Issaquah. What groups were affected this time?
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It was part of already announced layoffs
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Those impacted this week include more Mixed Reality groups (Synthetics, etc), as well as some in CA+I and Xbox Publishing.
What in c+ai is impacted?
This was announced in January. 6-9 March there will be another batch of ~3k people. And then we're done with 10k people being laid off.
Done with layoffs unless the economy continues to deteriorate. Microsoft is bloated, like so many it over hired in 2020-2022.
Spreading FUD. This is part of the 10K that was announced in Jan
Yeah it's fud, your comment has nothing to do with what op is asking about