Will Microsoft start firing employees?

Cadence
yesUcan

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yesUcan
Mar 25, 2020 14 Comments

I have an offer from Microsoft. Can Microsoft (IDC) start a firing spree taking in account the current global economic slowdown due to COVID-19.
Has it done so in past?

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  • Yes , hiring freeze now across all teams , firing will follow , but not yet planned , depending on how bad covid gets that will also happen
    Mar 25, 2020 7
  • Don't think so. I have an offer too. Would be joining soon.
    Apr 2, 2020 0
  • Walmart
    AdXk60

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    AdXk60
    Microsoft is still hiring & their stocks are doing decent, so would there be layoffs?
    Mar 26, 2020 0
  • Coupang / Eng
    aqtP18

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    aqtP18
    Maybe ask the recruiter?

    Rule of thumb: all companies do layoffs. Companies prefer to do them after some other companies have made the news for layoffs.

    If someone says hiring freeze it can mean anything from no more screening to no more interviews to no more offers, for 2 to 50 weeks. So really what does it mean.

    Sometimes they do this kind of hiring roll back just before a layoffs to lessen the layoffs by letting the newly hired go first. But that's not too common.

    You have an offer. Is your alternative of not working or staying somewhere you didn't seem to want to stay preferable?
    Mar 25, 2020 0
  • Walmart
    p31027

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    p31027
    What is your TC and breakup OP?
    Mar 25, 2020 2