The next round of firings (no severance package) starts Friday. Please read the following released today from the US Justice Department for context https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1409486/dl "Justice Department Declares DEI Unlawful". It applies... — read more 

If Microsoft is doing so well and swimming in money, why so many cuts (about 29,000 layoffs so far this year)? https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Wall_Street_Does_Not_Care_About_Microsoft_s_Impending_August_La.shtml

https://www.thepopverse.com/gaming-microsoft-xbox-collapse-layoffs-sega-ecosystem-next-gen-consoles-gamify-my-life

Really, Nadella. Really? You call laying off tens of thousands of people an "enigma of success?" That’s not leadership. That’s cowardice dressed up in a soundbite. F you, buddy.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/are-more-job-cuts-coming-is-he-feeling-guilty-about-or-microsoft-employees-react-to-ceo-satya-nadellas-memo/articleshow/122926472.cms

Given Microsoft's discriminating hiring and rewards processes (they are publicly proud of paying their diverse staff more for the same work), I am curious if the layoffs impacted "non diverse" talent disproportionally. In hiring, recruiters... — read more 

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dear-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-please-prove-that-an-ai-didnt-write-your-insulting-vacuous-blog-about-why-youre-laying-off-thousands-during-a-time-of-huge-profits ... — read more 

Have finally moved my PC to Linux, and will no longer be a part of the un-holy heck that Windows has become. Hooray, and good-bye to all of the clowns up in Redmond !

https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-i-dont-want-companies-us-vice-president-slams-microsoft-for-firing-9000-americans-while-still-going-for-h-1b-visas-3925204/

Progress isn’t linear. It’s dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding.

“Aligning with our long-term strategy” is just fancy talk for “we’re cutting jobs to boost numbers.” Please, don’t act like laying people off is somehow visionary. These are real lives, not lines in your spreadsheet. The worst part is pretending it’s... — read more 

“Microsoft just laid off 9,000 American tech workers, but they’ve applied for thousands of H-1B visas. Don’t tell me you can’t find workers here. The math doesn’t add up.”

https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-employees-discuss-chaos-of-microsofts-inhumane-mass-layoffs-in-new-report

Microsoft doesn’t pay the top salary, but folks work because of name and stock performance. If RSU and ESPP don’t perform, you are withdrawing negative salary. The moment MSFT stock fails to start tumbling, that’s the beginning of another... — read more 

I heard it is only a couple of months of pay and health benefits? After that, COBRA is the only option, and it is not cheap.

This is certainly not like the kind of content I ever intended to post on here. I just made this account for like my Twitch and gaming content, but I figured I’d talk about it cause I, I don’t know what else to do right now. I literally just got... — read more 

British advertising giant WPP tapped Cindy Rose, a Microsoft executive with a specialty in digital technology and A.I., as its next CEO, betting on an a relative outsider to lead the company into a new era after it has grappled with client losses and... — read more 

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption' News By Justin Wagner published July 5, 2025 The media union once touted a positive... — read more 

"These are really challenging times, and if you’re navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you’re not alone and you don’t have to go it alone," that producer, Matt Turnbull, said in a since-deleted LinkedIn post that Aftermath... — read more 

Once the breakup with OpenAI is done, M$ has nothing to show anymore. It does not even have its own LLM that can compete!

Anyone know if the consulting isd division are affected ?

Microsoft’s latest job cuts affected a wide swath of employees in the company’s home state of Washington. Nearly a dozen game design workers in the state were part of the layoffs, along with three audio designers and two mechanical... — read more 

I pulled 2 years of workforce data from 9 major companies. At Intel: 3 out of every 4 engineering roles no longer exist At Microsoft: 7 out of 10 managers have been scrubbed from the org At Ford: nearly 9 out of 10 senior staff roles are... — read more 

Microsoft's layoff trends compared to other tech giants 📉 Microsoft Leads Tech Layoffs in Frequency (2022-2025) Key Data Points: 1️⃣ Microsoft’s 2025 Layoffs: - July 2025: 9,000 jobs cut (4% of workforce) . - **May... — read more 

Twice Laid Off, Never Defeated: A Microsoft Employee’s Journey Through Uncertainty and Independence Patrick Lyons never expected to be laid off from Microsoft—let alone twice. For six years, he thrived inside the tech giant, especially in his role... — read more 

Irish studio Romero Games has seemingly laid off a number of employees after suddenly losing project funding. Notably, a number of Romero Games workers claim the cutbacks at Romero are a direct result of Microsoft's latest layoff spree—which saw... — read more 

Microsoft Employee Shares Her Manager Was Terminated During Meeting: ‘They’re Letting Go Of Good People’ Written by Tech Desk | Updated: July 3, 2025, 13:09 IST Microsoft is laying off nearly 9,000 employees for the second time this year. The... — read more 

If you live in the state of Georgia and were recently lay off please let us know.

Who’s got intel on when the next round of layoffs will be? No way July 2 was it for the calendar year.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-h-1b-visa-requests-microsoft-layoffs-spark-strong-reactions-questions-around-foreign-hirings-101751501314461.html “ These layoffs have sparked strong reactions on social media, with some... — read more 

Things have taken a sharp turn for the worse over the past three years. The environment has become toxic, with people operating under constant fear and routinely putting in 10+ hour days.

Cut 20K more. The street will love that. You'll destroy the company along the way, but once exec bonuses are paid out nobody will care any more. What a pathetic leadership.

Really pour all that you have, all that you know into the AI knowledge bank. Your jobs are safe and secure. Keep developing AI and help make it streamlined. Everything else will all just work out. Take college courses on coding, scripting and... — read more 

Hey MCAPS guys, what are you seeing?

https://financialpost.com/fp-work/microsoft-layoffs-hit-xbox Subsidiaries across the gaming organization were told that they would be affected by the layoffs. Microsoft’s Stockholm-based King division, which makes Candy Crush, is cutting 10 per cent... — read more 

https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-layoffs-xbox-f44079957b12370f72e24edebe9fcc6b

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-cuts-another-4-of-its-workforce-about-9000-jobs-in-continued-push-for-efficiency/ Microsoft will reduce its global workforce by another 4% — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games and sales as... — read more 

Organization: Microsoft Corporation Expected beginning date of separations: August 31, 2025 Number of affected workers: 830 Layoff or closure: Layoff No further public information is available from the Employment Security... — read more 

The tech just keeps piling up on the job market. It’s really bad out there.