A question regarding severance - not sure if this is the right place to ask but here it goes anyway. If I am let go and if I am given a 60 day notice per the State of WA reqs, would I be able to get the severance if I find a job before the 60 day... — read more 

When I got laid off at Microsoft in 2014 I thought it was the worst thing that happened to me. I had to learn some tough lessons, especially that it is a business and any personal feelings about the quality of work or how invaluable you thought you... — read more 

It wasn't just sales, it was cyber security as well. My husband just got laid off yesterday afternoon. I can't stand when the truth isn't told, why do they need to spin it this way - it's unethical and it's just plain wrong. Misleading the public and... — read more 

NewsMax Lost in the Clouds Microsoft Layoffs 2017: 3,000 Jobs Lost in the Clouds http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/microsoft-layoffs-2017-lost/2017/07/07/id/800381/ VentureBeat Microsoft confirms layoffs, up to 3,000 jobs reportedly affected As... — read more 

Job cuts are happening for several years now. In 2016, we laid off 3000, 1000 were from iin sales. About 8000 were cut in 2015. Rhe biggest cut was in 2013, when we cut about 20k, 15k were Nokia though... There will be more cuts as geographies and... — read more 

There you go: Reuters (Intl.) Microsoft to reorganize sales and marketing teams Microsoft will undergo a reorganization that will impact its sales and marketing teams, company executives told employees on Monday... — read more 

Hello all I am considering joining MSFT. Can you tell me what it is like to work there? Should I just look elsewhere?

I guess I am confused

There you go - Reorg Memo - Althoff/Courtois/Capossela It's all about opportunities, we are talking trillions here - so do not despair: There is an enormous $4.5 trillion market opportunity across our Commercial and Consumer businesses. We are... — read more 

I know there is a ton of anxiety in the air right now, this is true for Redmond as well as other locations. People don’t know how deep the cuts will be and the overall impact of the reorg may be significant. In my group, EPG Azure Sales, we are... — read more 

We knot that a reorg is coming, a full fledged sales force overhaul - layoffs will be fairly deep... Now, there was a ton of coverage on this, the most recent one being a piece by the Seattle Times that got published on the front page of the business... — read more 

Whatever happened here (700 layoff rumor in Jan 2017). Do we know: who got laid off what levels were laid off how many job cuts in total in 2017 what are redundancy plans for the rest of the year Here is the link to the layoff story:... — read more 

MS business is in trouble. They have to get COS down and innovation up. The same crappie management that existed under Ballmer is still running the place into the ground. Windows is already irrelevant, office COS is easy two high E5 is a fail. Voice... — read more 

Half the very competent people on my team were laid off last year. Then magically, a bunch of openings for the exact same position opened up in Bangalore. None of those who remain are making more money. Everyone's working longer hours to accommodate... — read more 

It's all over news, Microsoft is cutting about 700 jobs starting next week. No details yet, but I expect we'll know more next Thursday, after they report the quarterly earnings. I'm assuming this is part of a last year's plan to cut 2850 jobs. Don't... — read more 

MS business is in trouble. They have to get COS down and innovation up. The same crappie management that existed under baller is still running the place into the ground. Windows is already irrelevant, office COS is easy two high E5 is a fail. Voice... — read more 

If you think about things in a rational way, all business problems may lead to job cuts and reductions in Redmond.

Bad news continue to come and it'll stay this way for a while. The core business will continue to suffer as long as PCs slide - it's kind affecting anyone dealing with PCs - just look Intel's board here with 1000s of messages. They are streamlining... — read more 

Will TAMs be affected in strong product areas such as Dynamics?

Procurement, Office and Bing both had friends of mine leave this week. Engineers and Bing. SSM major attrition. Good luck all.

Strategic pruning in progress, not a novel concept but still it hurts

I recently (not that recently, a year ago) came to Microsoft and, as compared to my former large tech company, there are a lot of one off firings going on. Not layoffs per se, although those are happening in other divisions, but just situations where... — read more 

Is this news on top of the soon to be laid off 2800-300? What areas are the layoffs at?

Sluggish Microsoft Phone Business Leading To 2,850 Layoffs By Mid-2017 http://www.techtimes.com/articles/171803/20160729/sluggish-microsoft-phone-business-leading-to-2-850-layoffs-by-mid-2017.htm#sthash.bnBLRhS3.dpuf

I'll start a thread here. We should see about 3K folks leave very soon

900 have been notified, so in a week all 2800 will know. It's an old Microsoft layoff layoff style - they do it swiftly and the layoff packages are great

These managers generate fake reports to Redmond. So it looks that something changes. But it is the same company with same people managers who just change the title of position. If you want to reset and transform the company you should fire the... — read more 

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Dropped 5.2 Percent in Q2 of 2016 - this hurts a lot. Things are not going well and we'll see what Q4 brings

it is weird with Microsoft HR policies they just 6 days notice for some of them and others 60 days. there is no transparency regarding the criteria during this layoff announcement in may 2016. with immigrants this is a major hurdle as u need to find... — read more 

It is amazing how quickly a laid off person becomes nonexistent, amazing. No one will contact you to see how you are doing - this was a huge surprise. None of your so-called friends and coworkers will mention your name. What have we become? Remember... — read more 

I'm a reporter with Business Insider looking for some insight into the recent layoffs — and what happens next at Microsoft. If you were affected, or if you're still there, and you'd like to talk, my address is mweinberger@businessinsider.com. I can... — read more 

Not sure if I want to add anything, I am on a contract but I do not want to work here any more. Used to be a great company, but there is so much churn I wander what this company will look like in a few years. Most folks are bright, so you'll like... — read more 

Please post if you have any info, I am still on hold and wanted to see what's going on.

Nokia goes to Foxconn, all that's left goes to Surface group.

There are many rumors floating about a big round of layoffs that's lined up for May 2016. We'll see what happens.

There are so many IT layoff this year, how are we all going to find another job especially with China now even producing fab chips/asics. I know everyone thinks India/Indian's are a big threat and taking over our jobs. Yes, I agree to some point but... — read more 

300 jobs are being moved from Ireland - they are moving them to Lisbon and Athens.