https://www.myvisajobs.com/Reports/2021-H1B-Visa-Sponsor.aspx

I hope not.

What could possibly go wrong? https://www.highereddive.com/news/Northwestern-Kellogg-School-MBA-Tech-Workforce-Layoffs/636657/ https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2019/10/college-meltdown-expands-to-elite.htm

"Unlike mega cap peers, Microsoft Corporation was not caught napping on hiring and firing." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4557494-microsoft-mr-softie-about-to-run-hard

At least for contractors. I am one and was notified today. Though not told who are how many, it was confirmed others are included in this round. Good luck to all.

Seems like creative labor has a big target on its back. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hibt-lab-openai-sam-altman/id1150510297?i=1000580232536

Has that been put to rest or is it still coming?

I'm hoping we see an improvement and all the talk about layoffs dies down. Who knows what's going to happen if it turns out to be otherwise. But with all the praise cloud has been getting lately and a bullish consensus among analysts, I'm hoping we... — read more 

I started working here less than a year ago. I literally always dreamed of working here. I love what I do and love my coworkers. I've never been more satisfied in my career than I have been in the last eleven months and now I could lose it all. And... — read more 

Because of greed... https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MSFT/balance-sheet

And it won't end anytime soon. No more job security at Microsoft.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-to-cut-nearly-1-000-jobs-reports-11666062022

This time it's stagflation, international conflict, and internal conflict in the US (including Christian Authoritarianism). But the root cause is greed and ignorance. ... — read more 

What is going on in this group...hearing rumors of something big coming at MS ignite.????

Who's most at risk during layoffs? Insider sat down with Chris Williams, Microsoft's former vice president of human resources, who shared the three types of workers who are most vulnerable during layoffs — and those who are safest. Event... — read more 

Interviewed over 1M ago, still waiting on any type of response. Is this normal? Anyone else in the same boat?

Hi, FY 22 was my first year at MS. I received my snapshot for the total rewards. Is the amount of the annual bonus before or after tax? Thx

My colleagues don't seem overly concerned. Although there are various speculations about layoffs, there is not much panic on my team (at least not yet). Nobody wants to worry ahead of time. What is the situation with you?I think that you should... — read more 

https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/09/microsoft-makes-further-cuts-focused-on-consumer-rd-group/

There's talk about more layoffs happening yesterday, can anybody confirm this?

I think it’s time companies reduce stock buy backs and executive compensation prior to conducting any sort of layoffs of average people trying to make a living. This movement is going to further the wealth divide and people will revolt. Corporate... — read more 

I am a contractor at Microsoft and I was told this is the last week at the company. I was lined up to become a full time worker, had a verbal offer but now things are changed. When they told me that things will not work out they told me it's due to... — read more 

I was lucky to have worked at some big companies (Microsoft, Meta, Apple) and some startups as well. I worked for a couple F500 companies as well. However, Microsoft was a waste of time and the worst experience I had. Microsoft has just about... — read more 

https://www.inventiva.co.in/trends/microsoft-announces-job-cuts-google/ Microsoft announced that it would lay off 18,000 employees over the next year. This includes 12,500 in the company’s sales, marketing, and engineering divisions. Microsoft CEO... — read more 

It's safe to assume that the results are going to determine how bad the rest of the cuts will be, so I'll be following to see what happens.

What was the process? I'm sorry if this seems insensitive right now, I'm just trying to determine what to expect in the future since we know more is coming. I'm mostly interested to know if your direct supervisor knew ahead of the time you were... — read more 

Can't Gates invest some of the money he's donating anyhow (we are talking billions of dollars) back into the company so that we don't have to leave people without their livelihoods? No, I'm not being serious, but it annoys me to see him get great... — read more 

You've heard it here first.

Junior engineers can learn a lot here and I would recommend every one of them to apply here. However, being a senior engineer here is not an enviable position at all. I am amazed at how much more some former colleagues who went to FAANG companies... — read more 

While letting some people go, Microsoft will most likely continue to hire new employees, correct me if that's not true. Is there any logic in that at all? Isn't it a better solution for the company to keep as many existing employees as possible... — read more 

There's a rumor going around that there'll be at least two more rounds of layoffs before this is over. Can anybody confirm whether this is true and if it is which orgs are expected to be targeted? I know engineers are most likely safe but what about... — read more 

Would someone be able to comment on Microsoft Federal? Do you think Microsoft Federal is going to get shut down - or what's the possibility it'll have massive layoffs a-la MCS? I hear that it's "too big to fail" but at the same time I know the group... — read more 

Here's what we know so far about the July 2022 layoffs: so far limited to ISD (Industry Solutions), previously known as MCS (Microsoft Consulting). This is because company wants to "outsource" consulting to vendors / partners instead of doing it... — read more 

The layoffs happened over the fiscal quarter. I am interested to know if anyone received a severance

I haven't heard of a single loss from engineering friends or anyone in their teams, is it just consulting or similar?

Is there any way to find out how many employees were affected today? Also, Monday is usually not a day for layoffs so I'm going to assume that it's not over yet. The fiscal year just ended and we all know that's when there's a major "house-cleaning"... — read more 

Please respond. I am scheduled to start in August and all of this happening today is making me anxious. Thank you in advance.

title says it all - don't know of the count but I do know many were laid off.

I admit I'm among those who's started stressing over this. I've been here for nearly twenty years and while we've had layoffs before, this time it seems different. I might be wrong about this, but something big seems to be brewing and I'm not sure... — read more 

Why does Microsoft pay less if compared to other large technology companies (Google, Amazon, etc.)? What's driving this position?