https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/microsoft-considers-1500-job-layoffs-in-azure-cloud-division-despite-surging-revenues/a425318549.html
"One of the sources said that the job cuts within the Azure for Operators team could number as many as 1,500."
https://www.verdict.co.uk/microsoft-lays-off-hundreds/
Microsoft confirms layoffs in mixed reality but will keep selling HoloLens 2 headsets
Microsoft will lay off some employees who work on mixed reality, which includes virtual and augmented reality. The company will keep selling HoloLens 2 headsets, which first became available in... — read more
Microsoft-sponsored writer on "latest move to control costs" (Microsoft is over 100 billion dollars in debt)
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/microsoft-cuts-jobs-in-azure-hololens-and-other-units-in-latest-move-to-control-costs/ https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:MSFT/explorer/total_debt/
At least 1,500 are laid off (Microsoft typically says half of the real number), media says "hundreds"
https://invezz.com/news/2024/06/03/microsoft-to-lay-off-hundreds-in-azure-cloud-business/
Microsoft exec blames Azure layoffs on the 'AI wave' in leaked memo
https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-exec-blames-azure-layoffs-on-ai-wave-leaked-memo-2024-6
Azure Cloud Layoffs (June 2024)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-lay-off-hundreds-azure-cloud-unit-business-insider-reports-2024-06-03/
Microsoft layoffs in Austin last month and "Microsoft have slashed tens of thousands of jobs"
https://communityimpact.com/austin/south-central-austin/business/2024/05/31/austins-tech-industry-sees-wave-of-layoffs-local-economists-remain-bullish/
One Drive (Sh-t Drive)
If there is one thing I wish Microass would allow us to NOT install, it’s One Drive!! Piece of garbage. I have multiple directories now. It’s a mess. All my files are a mess. Trying to get rid of One Drive is nearly impossible. Thanks. — read more
Microsoft #1 at layoffs (chart)
https://variety.com/vip/layoff-surge-highlights-disconnect-job-volume-gaming-companies-1236019072/
"recent report suggests more layoffs and cuts are expected to be on the way."
https://www.gamerbraves.com/xbox-plans-for-more-cuts-after-studio-closures-tango-arkane-austin-pitched-new-projects-before-shuttering/
"Microsoft’s decision to shut down these studios led to mass layoffs that frustrated many in the gaming landscape"
https://fandomwire.com/take-notes-xbox-larian-ceo-built-multiple-fallback-positions-to-stop-mass-layoffs-after-baldurs-gate-3-success/
Microsoft's Post-Merger Layoffs Cited In I-Told-You-So Appeal
https://www.law360.com/articles/1841918/microsoft-s-post-merger-layoffs-cited-in-i-told-you-so-appeal-
Microsoft layoffs start in Austin
"On May 7, Microsoft's Arkane gaming studio shut down in the state's capital city, laying off 96 staffers, according to a Texas WARN notice obtained by MySA. The Austin-based video game office developed multiple titles under its publisher Bethesda... — read more
New Press Report Explains Microsoft Severance and Quiet (Undisclosed) Layoffs
Some people will call this "loophole", whereas others will opine that it is outright illegal (but kept secret to circumvent scrutiny) http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/28/New_Press_Report_Explains_Microsoft_Severance_and_Quiet_Undiscl.shtml
‘Welcome to the Family’ Care Packages Arrive to Recently Laid Off Former Employees
https://fandomwire.com/xbox-keep-shooting-themselves-in-the-foot/
Microsoft #1
"This tally includes almost 2,000 layoffs across Microsoft, as well as 1,800 layoffs at Unity, 670 Electronic Arts layoffs, and around 600 Take-Two Interactive employees being cut from the company."... — read more
Layoffs at Microsoft LinkedIn this week
https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bains-among-the-layoffs-at-linkedin/
"there's just no way to know when layoffs or, god forbid, a complete studio closure could hit."
https://www.dualshockers.com/senuas-saga-hellblade-2-fans-concerned-over-studio-heads-post/
More studio closures/layoffs by Microsoft?
https://www.thegamer.com/unfortunately-ninja-theory-isnt-actually-safe-from-microsoft/
Every Lay Off Is The Same - They Keep Thier Friends Regardless Of Their Ability
They get the gold mine. You get the shaft. Ask me how I know. If your head is on the chopping block, read a piece titled The Hatchet Man's Playbook - a lot of eye-popping non-obvious stuff!
RTO as silent layoffs: "If we’re talking about Microsoft, we now have 4% more employees in these lower buckets as a percent of the whole"
https://time.com/charter/6979671/the-unexpected-impact-of-rto-mandates-on-senior-workers/
Microsoft Layoffs and Shutdowns
https://indepthnews.net/microsoft-shuts-down-center-in-lagos-leaving-hundreds-in-the-lurch/
"the company has lost its identity"
https://brignews.com/2024/05/12/xbox-founders-claim-the-company-has-lost-its-identity/
'feel the burn'
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-torches-multiple-xbox-studios-175445341.html
"this is simply the result of lies and greed at work. Lies to the courts and FTC about what its plans were all along"
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/microsoft-shutters-several-bethesda-developers-post-acquisition-same-as-it-did-in-activision-acquisition/
"massive layoffs, studio closures"
https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-going-on-with-microsoft-xbox/
Console sales down 39% in a year and Microsoft loses $200 on each Xbox sold
https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/10/ps5-xbox-console-sales-25-last-year-uk-20815499/amp/
More Will Follow
https://www.noobfeed.com/news/13964/xbox-shuts-down-four-studios-and-more-will-follow
Xbox Layoffs Partially Blamed on Activision Blizzard Acquisition
https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/05/10/xbox-layoffs-blamed-on-activision-blizzard-acquisition/
‘It’s a nightmare'
https://headtopics.com/uk/prey-mega-fan-ends-2-559-day-streak-of-updates-after-studio-52271069
Microsoft employees stunned after it shuttered multiple Xbox video-game studios
https://fortune.com/2024/05/09/microsoft-employees-xbox-games-layoffs/
Xbox Plans More Layoffs
https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/05/09/hellblade-2-ps5-more-xbox-layoffs-happening-report/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/cwa-asks-where-is-the-respect-and-compassion-from-microsoft-
Microsoft Shuts Nigeria Engineering Center Just Two Years After Opening
https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/microsoft-shuts-nigeria-engineering-center-just-two-years-after-opening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-shuts-nigeria-engineering-center-just-two-years-after-opening
Microsoft Layoffs: Xbox closing multiple studios, Canadians affected
https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/microsoft-layoffs-xbox-closing-studios-2024/
More Layoffs Expected
https://gameranx.com/updates/id/497771/article/rumor-abk-has-not-protected-ms-gaming-more-layoffs-expected-as-they-argue-on-cod-in-game-pass/
Xbox Reportedly Set for More Job Cuts
https://www.eteknix.com/xbox-reportedly-set-for-more-job-cuts-as-focus-shifts-to-major-titles/
Additional Xbox layoffs are reportedly on the horizo
http://www.loadthegame.com/2024/05/09/additional-xbox-layoffs-are-reportedly-on-the-horizon-as-the-company-aims-to-reduce-expenses/
Microsoft raises subscription cost in Nigeria amid job cuts
https://businessday.ng/technology/article/microsoft-raises-subscription-cost-in-nigeria-amid-job-cuts/ It's not like Microsoft paid them good salaries. Things must be dire.
Microsoft Shuts Down Nigeria’s Africa Dev’t Centre, Sacks Workers
https://leadership.ng/microsoft-shuts-down-nigerias-africa-devt-centre-sacks-workers/ confirmed by Microsoft https://gatekeepersnews.com/2024/05/09/microsoft-denies-closure-lagos/