Microsoft has confirmed laying off more employees, adding to the 10,000 job cuts announced in January.
Sources say that the latest round affects salespeople and customer success representatives.
Microsoft Confirms More Layoffs, Apart From 10,000 Job Cuts
Journalists and Microsoft fans get a look at the new Microsoft Surface Studio introduced at a Microsoft news conference October 26, 2016 in New York.
According to CNBC, the tech giant Microsoft has confirmed yet another wave of job cuts. The recent announcement comes as a bitter blow, following the company's earlier decision to slash 10,000 positions in January.
The Remond-based firm is set to initiate further layoffs, intensifying the already challenging landscape for its workforce. These unforeseen cuts are bound to ripple throughout the tech giant, affecting employees from various divisions and locations.
CNBC reports that the software maker filed a notice on July 10, letting go of roughly 276 people in Washington. The news outlet notes that some Microsoft salespeople and customer success representatives disclosed losing their jobs on social media.
A Microsoft spokesperson explains, "Organizational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of managing our business." However, the tech giant has yet to reveal the number of affected employees in the latest round of job cuts.
As per CRN's report, one of the tech giants employees posted about the latest round of job cuts on LinkedIn. The digital cloud acquisition for modern work says, "After [three] short years, I was impacted by layoffs at Microsoft today, alongside many of my talented coworkers."
Another Microsoft employee, the enterprise solutions associate for Surface commercial sales, posted an update on LinkedIn. It reads: "I am sad to announce that I have received news that my position at Microsoft was impacted during layoffs."
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2023 Tech Layoffs
A building with offices belonging to Microsoft is seen in Chevy Chase, Maryland, January 18, 2023. - Microsoft on January 18, 2023 said it would layoff 10,000 employees in the coming months as the economic downturn continues to punish US tech giants.
The latest layoffs are the latest sign of trouble in the tech industry. Dozens of tech companies have announced layoffs in recent months as they grapple with rising costs and slowing revenue growth.
It is worth noting that Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella told the workforce last January about its plans to revamp its hardware lineup and consolidate its leases. And as such, the Redmond firm announced a significant layoff, which affected roughly 10,000 employees. Microsoft is set to let go of more workers as if that was not enough.
Besides Microsoft, as Tech Crunch reports, other tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook parent Meta have slashed their total workforce this year. Last June, the "Pokemon Go" maker Niantic let go of around 230 employees, on top of its previous layoff last year, which slashed 90 workers.
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