Another Wave of Microsoft Layoffs (UPDATED)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 11, 2023,
updated Jul 12, 2023

• Microsoft is cutting more jobs, after laying off 10,000 earlier this year [Ed: The title is false, it was vastly more than 10,000]

  Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

• Microsoft to cut up to 70 more jobs from Irish workforce [Ed: Ireland also impacted by the Microsoft layoffs]

  Microsoft has announced additional job cuts which could result in up to 70 redundancies at its Irish operation.

  In February, the company said it would cut 120 jobs from its Irish-based workforce as part of a global cost-cutting plan.

  In March, a further 60 redundancies were announced.

• Microsoft confirms more job cuts on top of 10,000 layoffs announced in January [Ed: Microsoft's media operative (liar) Jordan Novet; he just repeats a bogus number, 10000]

  The cuts are in addition to the downsizing announced in January that resulted in 10,000 layoffs. The software maker also disclosed a small number of cuts this time last year. GeekWire reported on the latest cuts earlier on Monday.

• More Microsoft Layoffs As Vendor Starts 2024 Fiscal Year

  The layoffs appeared to hit solutions associates, direct sales associates, program managers and success managers.

• More Microsoft layoffs as vendor starts 2024 fiscal year

  A review of LinkedIn posts by Microsoft workers who said they were caught up in the layoffs reveals that some of the eliminated jobs include solutions associates, direct sales associates, program managers and success managers.

• Microsoft lays off more employees in addition to 10,000 job cuts in January [Ed: Loaded headline (lie) followed by another lie. Microsoft fired a lot more than 10,000 and it's firing way more than what's specified in this shallow 'article' (they only count initial layoffs in two cities; those are international layoffs)]

• Microsoft job cuts continue as 276 laid off from customer service, support, and sales teams [Ed: Fake numbers. In just two cities alone this number is much higher.]

  In an internal announcement on Monday morning, Microsoft revealed a new round of job cuts that will affect various roles in customer service, support, and sales. These cuts extend beyond the 10,000 global layoffs that Microsoft had previously announced on January 18.

UPDATE

More media spin:

• Microsoft hands over pink slips to workers in a fresh layoffs spree [Ed: They try to pretend this is some kind of normal or routine or annual thing. That's a lie.]

  In an unexpected development, Microsoft has announced new round of job cuts via an Internal memo to the affected people. According to reports, nearly 276 workers have been given pink slips across various departments such as customer service, support, and sales. The reports indicate that Microsoft has started to restructure various departments as it starts the new fiscal year. You should note that the US fiscal year ends on June 30 every year.

• Microsoft Layoffs: US Tech Giant Lays Off 276 Employees in New Round of Job Cuts [Ed: False. They only count the first batch in only two cities.]

• Microsoft begins new fiscal year with fresh round of layoffs

  July 1 marked the beginning of a new fiscal year for Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), and the company is kicking it off with a fresh round of layoffs.

  The Redmond-based tech giant on Monday disclosed the cuts, affecting 276 local employees, in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing Monday with state of Washington.

  Microsoft announced in January that it would lay off 10,000 workers globally, joining other companies in an industrywide headcount-cutting trend. Microsoft's reductions affected over 2,700 local employees.

Many more shallow pieces:

• Microsoft laying off staff again after January's mass cuts | NASDAQ:MSFT [Ed: This is misleading. They've been laying off every month since January. These people just parrot Microsoft. "Microsoft says" is not a legit source for facts.]

• Microsoft fires employees in the US [Ed: No, in Europe also. Lies by omission.]

  Microsoft to downsize further, cutting 276 jobs in Washington. Part of typical restructuring at start of new fiscal year, similar to last year.

• North American Morning Briefing: Beijing Boost Supports Mood; CPI Still The Main Event

  Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) is cutting at least 276 jobs, according to a local government filing in Washington. The layoffs look to be largely focused in customer service, support and sales according to technology-news website GeekWire, which first reported the cuts, and appear to be on top of the 10,000 jobs which Microsoft said it would cut earlier this year.

• Microsoft Lays Off 276 Employees In New Job Cut Round [Ed: Far more have been laid off, but they only count the first wave in two cities in the same]

• Microsoft (MSFT) confirms additional job cuts - GeekWire [Ed: This perpetuates the false number, 10,000. Far more have been culled.]

  In a response to an inquiry by the GeekWire magazine, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has confirmed it's implementing a new round of layoffs, reportedly affecting customer service, support, and sales teams.

• Microsoft employee loses job after a year of joining, says layoffs have nothing to do with capabilities

  While some people manage to maintain a calm demeanour during the layoffs and take it like a decision that the company had to take, others tend to take things to the heart. Some people also revealed how emotional the entire layoff process has been for them.

• Microsoft Layoffs: Firm Announces To Fire 276 Employees After 10,000 Jobs Cut in January [Ed: They lay off a lot more than these, the figure 10,000 is bunk, and they've laid off every month this year]

• Newsletter | Hundreds of Microsoft employees get pink slips; Why understanding population curve is important & more [Ed: Probably thousands, not "hundreds"]

• Europe Azure users hit when freak storm took out fiber link • The Register

Yet more spin/PR:

• Microsoft Starts New Round of Layoffs, Hits Sales and Support Staff [Ed: This overlooks many other rounds of layoffs and this one is not limited to the US]

  Microsoft confirmed another round of job cuts, starting a potentially challenging 2024 fiscal year. The 276 new cuts are substantially smaller than the January layoffs, which resulted in approximately 10,000 job losses.

  The move aligns with the general atmosphere in the tech industry, with other tech giants, including Amazon and Google, cutting into their workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. The threat of a recession in the U.S. and cost-cutting by clients has pushed these job cuts throughout the industry.

• Xbox Parent Company Microsoft Confirms New Round Of Layoffs [Ed: Did you ask Microsoft if "gaming division does not appear to be impacted"? Making the false assumption that only two cities are impacted.]

  The gaming division does not appear to be impacted

• Microsoft to Sack More Employees Six Months After 10,000 Job Cuts [Ed: This is nonsense. Microsoft has been laying off additional people every month since January.]

  Microsoft has announced it is embarking on a new round of job cuts internally which is expected to impact an unknown number of employees in customer service, support, and sales...

• Microsoft Announces New Round Of Layoffs, Customer Service, Support, Sales Staff Affected [Ed: It's neither limited to this nor is there nothing more to come shortly]

  Tech Giant Microsoft announced a new round of layoffs that would affect various positions in customer service, support and sales, GeekWire reported on Monday. The report stated that Microsoft laid off 276 employees out of which 210 were sacked from the company's Redmond, Wash and Bellevue locations while 66 employees worked remotely.

• Microsoft Announces New Layoffs after Completing 2023 Financial Year [Ed: The "financial year" nonsense if face-saving spin]

  Microsoft will begin layoffs affecting over 270 people including remote workers after thousands of other layoffs since last year.

• Microsoft Layoffs: Firm Announces To Fire 276 Employees After 10,000 Jobs Cut in January [Ed: 5 months of additional layoffs not even mentioned here]

  Software giant Microsoft, in an internal announcement, revealed a new round of job cuts that will affect various roles in customer service, support, and sales. These cuts extend beyond the 10,000 global layoffs that Microsoft had previously announced on January 18.

• Microsoft layoffs July 2023: Customer service, sales, support [Ed: They should not focus on just one state. There's more of it going on this week, in other countries too.]

  Microsoft layoffs July 2023 have hit the departments of customer service, sales, and support. Announced by Microsoft on January 18, the cuts are expected to go over 10,000 jobs.

• Tech job market getting better? Indian IT sector records increase in hiring during June 2023 [Ed: Microsoft is firing in India as well, so this is mindless spin]

  Earlier today, it was reported that Microsoft had announced yet another round of layoffs. The company showed the exit door to 276 employees based out of Washington, USA. The impacted employees reportedly belonged to customer service, support, and sales departments. 66 of these employees were working remotely.

Slightly better:

• Tech layoffs continue in 2023 [Ed: Microsoft layoffs went on every month this year, they don't just "continue" all of a sudden]

  Tech layoffs continue in 2023 as Microsoft, Evernote and others announce more job cuts.

• Microsoft is cutting more jobs, after laying off 10,000 earlier this year [Ed: Loaded headline because many more than 10k were fired, more are being laid off this week (more than media talks about it), and many more to come soon]

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  The technology company didn’t confirm how many additional layoffs are coming, though salespeople and customer representatives have confirmed they have lost jobs.

• Bank of America agrees to pay $250M over junk fees, other violations [Ed: It was a lot more than 10,000, but they're parroting Microsoft's face-saving lies]

  Microsoft to increase layoffs on top of the 10,000 announced earlier this year

• Microsoft said to lay off sales, customer support staff as new fiscal year begins

  While the total number of employees impacted was not disclosed, 276 workers at Microsoft (MSFT) offices in Redmond and Bellevue in Washington were laid off, according to the state's Employment Security Department.

• 10,000 Microsoft employees affected by July 2023 layoffs [Ed: We suspect the article is CG spew]

  While the official statement confirmed the layoffs, it left a lot to speculation. Neither the number of affected workers nor an insight into whether these layoffs would continue in subsequent rounds was divulged by Microsoft.

Too little about the layoffs in Ireland:

• Microsoft announces more job cuts after January layoffs [Ed: They intentionally belittle the scale of this by parroting Microsoft]

  A filing with the Washington state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) system shows 276 layoffs in Redmond, where its headquarters is located, and Bellevue.

• Daily Markets: Amazon's Prime Day a Litmus for U.S. Consumer Spending

  Microsoft (MSFT) announced fresh layoffs impacting an undisclosed number of employees in customer service, support, and sales, according to multiple media sources. Layoffs are not uncommon for Microsoft as it restructures part of its businesses at the start of its new fiscal year.

• Major blow as big tech firm set to cut up to 70 jobs from Irish workforce [Ed: For now. It'll increase over time, just like in January-March.]

  The company first announced they were cutting 120 Irish jobs in February.

  And in March, an extra 60 job cuts were revealed.

  It is understood that Microsoft's latest layoffs may be less than 70 if some workers are redeployed to other areas.

  The company employs around 3,500 people in Ireland in areas including engineering, sales, operations and product development.

• Microsoft cuts 276 Seattle-area jobs, but no hint of broader layoffs [Ed: This title is a lie from Bill Gates-funded "media"; there are also layoffs in Europe and it's not a secret]

• Microsoft Hit With More Layoffs

  Now, Microsoft has announced a new round of layoffs, as originally reported by Geek Wire. According to the media outlet, the areas that will be affected include customer service, support, and sales. This comes on the heels of the end of the company’s fiscal year, which happened in June, and it’s deemed a common practice in the industry. Notably, the layoffs are quite smaller than the ones that happened at the beginning of 2023, affecting 276 employees and this time it does not seem that anyone in the gaming sector is affected.

• Microsoft's 10,000 job cuts didn't quite do the trick [Ed: Well, it was never 10k]

  A WARN notice posted in Washington shows 276 being let go in the state alone, but the global total is likely to be much higher and the cuts are much more widespread than the software giant's home state. Typically at Microsoft, a round of layoffs happen in early July following Redmond's June 30 fiscal end of year. Microsoft laid off about 1,000 people this time last year as it kicked off fiscal 2023. At the time, the company insisted the move was not related to fears about recession.

  Anecdotally, The Reg noticed Microsoft workers all over the world posting #OpenToWork status notices on LinkedIn within the last few hours from various other US states including Arizona, Texas, Florida, Philadelphia, Illinois, and Michigan, as well as places as far afield as Canada and Denmark. Most appear to be in sales, support, and customer roles.

• Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs. Tech Layoffs Are Slowing but Not Stopping.

Ireland focus:

• Microsoft set to cut another 70 jobs in the Republic

  MICROSOFT has confirmed additional redundancies, which could see another 70 jobs go within its Irish operation.

  The tech giant said in February this year that it would cut 120 jobs in the Republic as part of it global cost cutting plan.

  A further 60 redundancies were announced in March 2023.

  Confirming the latest round of jobs cuts, a spokesperson for Microsoft said: “Organisational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of managing our business.

• Microsoft to cut up to 70 Irish jobs in latest round of redundancies

  Microsoft is expected to cut up to 70 additional jobs at its Irish operations as the tech slowdown continues to hit the industry globally.

  These cuts are in addition to the 120 Irish workforce redundancies in February and a further 60 cuts in March.

  The tech company has significant operations in Ireland, employing 3,500 people at its office bases in Carmanhall and Leopardstown.

  It has been reported that some staff will be redeployed to other parts of the company as part of the cost saving measure.

• Microsoft to cut hundreds more jobs, with Irish staff affected

  Up to 70 Irish jobs are believed to be at risk, with Microsoft making workforce adjustments as it enters a new fiscal year.

  Microsoft is making another round of staff cuts, with hundreds of layoffs expected to take place worldwide.

  It is widely reported that these cuts are separate to the 10,000 global layoffs that Microsoft confirmed earlier this year. The new round of cuts come shortly after the tech giant entered its 2024 fiscal year. GeekWire reported that the layoffs will impact employees in customer service, support and sales roles.

  A number of staff have confirmed on LinkedIn that they are part of the new wave of job cuts. While the total number has not been confirmed, Microsoft filed a notice yesterday that it would cut 276 staff in Washington, CNBC reports.

• Job cuts at Microsoft; Pat Kenny’s planning setback; and the perils of gold fever – The Irish Times