Microsoft Layoffs

Matt Turnbull of Xbox Game Studios shared a now-deleted LinkedIn post encouraging laid-off employees to lean on AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot for help with resumes, job applications, and career planning.

Microsoft cuts hundreds of jobs in another round of layoffs

According to a filing with Washington state’s Employment Security Department, 305 additional employees in Redmond are being let go. This brings the total number of layoffs in Microsoft’s home state to nearly 2,300 in recent weeks.

'Felt sad to see Meta, Google lay off friends. Then, Microsoft laid me off'

Interestingly, the former Microsoft employee's boss Manish Prakash also left the tech giant two months ago, but it is not clear whether he quit or was laid off as well.

Over 1,000 applications but not a single job offer: Techie on life after Microsoft layoff

'I've been on a journey for the past two months, giving my all to secure a new job,' the Microsoft employee shared on his last day at work.

LinkedIn is laying off employees. They are now looking for jobs on same platform

The layoff’s impacted LinkedIn’s Indian employees as well. Microsoft, LinkedIn's parent company, has also announced mass layoffs.

Indian man laid off 'after working for over 21 years at Microsoft

An Indian man who was laid off from Microsoft – where he had worked for over two decades – has said that news of the elimination hit him and his family hard.

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Post layoff announcement, Microsoft boss assures firm will continue to hire in key strategic areas: Read full text

In a note to employees, Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the layoffs, affecting less than 5% of the workforce, would conclude by the end of March, with notifications beginning from today.