I was laid off from Microsoft after 2 years. Here's why I didn't freak out, and I'm absolutely better off. Raheel Khawaja was laid off from Microsoft in 2023. While working there, he built alternative income streams. Now, he said he's better... — read more 

Rewards are over and Microsoft will now (again) move into performance based layoffs where they will be cutting under performers flagged from this and past reviews. M5 level meetings are happening and have been scheduled. If you scored a 80 or below... — read more 

Elon Musk unveils Macrohard AI project that could ‘simulate Microsoft’s entire operations’ https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/elon-musk-unveils-macrohard-ai-company Microsoft surely faces immense challenges but, seriously, Elon’s... — read more 

https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2025/08/20/microsoft-zenimax-layoff-elder-scrolls.html

Anyone else’s reward a big pile of pooooool this year? My raise was like .000009% and bonus/stocks pitiful. My M1 was like. But you do great work!!!!! It’s just the $$$ pool this year. Phththtjtjtttpppppp I’m thinking they DO want us to quit and... — read more 

Microsoft keeps adding stuff into Windows we don't want - here's what we actually need https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/16/microsoft_windows_features_help_productivity A highly insightful article but Microsoft is on its own path, ignoring... — read more 

All the good things about working at Microsoft are disappearing. The biggest was probably job security, and that’s been gone for a while. Now RTO is heading the way of the dinosaurs too, which I think is an even bigger issue for many of us. At this... — read more 

Microsoft Rakes in $27.2 Billion in 3 Months and Still Chose to Lay-Off 9,000 People. ☹ ($4 trillion valuation) https://tonernews.com/forums/topic/microsoft-rakes-in-27-2-billion-in-3-months-and-still-chose-to-lay-off-9000-people-%e2%98%b9/

https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_getting_ready_to_cause_many_employees_to_resign.shtml

http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/Our_Predictions_Were_Right_GitHub_Dying_as_Losses_Pile_Up_as_a_.shtml

It’s not a cult, it’s not a religion, its not a way of life. Its a job and nothing more. Be as loyal to the company as the company is to you. Oh, that’s “none” you say, well there you go. Why give a two weeks notice when you leave? They don’t give... — read more 

https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/false-claim-viral-as-microsoft-usa-employees-indians-amid-layoffss-fact-check

Microsoft is preparing to tighten its return-to-office (RTO) policy, with a new mandate that could go into effect as early as January 2026 for employees at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. The potential shift would require most staff to be in... — read more 

https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/i-worked-for-microsoft-for-over-15-years-says-55-year-old-laid-off-employee-tech-giant-fires-40-more-people/3937648/

Microsoft laid off another 40 employees in Washington, bringing the total number of job cuts in its home state to 3,160 since May, according to a public filing. These latest cuts are on a much smaller scale than those made by Microsoft in May and... — read more 

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106821/activision-developer-wins-years-long-battle-against-microsoft-after-layoffs/index.html

https://esd.wa.gov/employer-requirements/layoffs-and-employee-notifications/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn-layoff-and-closure-database?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Is that how things work now?

http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_s_Latest_Financial_Report_We_Gained_300_Million_Dolla.shtml

https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/microsofts-cfo-just-sent-a-company-email-thats-a-masterclass-in-how-not-to-talk-about-bad-news/91222083

http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/01/Microsoft_s_Debt_Exploded_by_15_4_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Past_9.shtml

People worked so very very hard to contribute, improve and streamline AI. Taking much pride in their work on something that is truly cutting edge. Now that its all come to pass and is getting much better exponentially every day, does the fruit of... — read more 

LOL, Satya is just quoting what AI told him to say. Also as I’ve read elsewhere: “Whites were the majority of MSFT and since Satya's leadership is now the minority, dropping 10% just in the last year.” Did it ever occur to you that this was... — read more 

The next round of firings (no severance package) starts Friday. Please read the following released today from the US Justice Department for context https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1409486/dl "Justice Department Declares DEI Unlawful". It applies... — read more 

If Microsoft is doing so well and swimming in money, why so many cuts (about 29,000 layoffs so far this year)? https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Wall_Street_Does_Not_Care_About_Microsoft_s_Impending_August_La.shtml

https://www.thepopverse.com/gaming-microsoft-xbox-collapse-layoffs-sega-ecosystem-next-gen-consoles-gamify-my-life

Really, Nadella. Really? You call laying off tens of thousands of people an "enigma of success?" That’s not leadership. That’s cowardice dressed up in a soundbite. F you, buddy.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/are-more-job-cuts-coming-is-he-feeling-guilty-about-or-microsoft-employees-react-to-ceo-satya-nadellas-memo/articleshow/122926472.cms

Given Microsoft's discriminating hiring and rewards processes (they are publicly proud of paying their diverse staff more for the same work), I am curious if the layoffs impacted "non diverse" talent disproportionally. In hiring, recruiters... — read more 

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dear-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-please-prove-that-an-ai-didnt-write-your-insulting-vacuous-blog-about-why-youre-laying-off-thousands-during-a-time-of-huge-profits ... — read more 

Have finally moved my PC to Linux, and will no longer be a part of the un-holy heck that Windows has become. Hooray, and good-bye to all of the clowns up in Redmond !

https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-i-dont-want-companies-us-vice-president-slams-microsoft-for-firing-9000-americans-while-still-going-for-h-1b-visas-3925204/

Progress isn’t linear. It’s dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding.

“Aligning with our long-term strategy” is just fancy talk for “we’re cutting jobs to boost numbers.” Please, don’t act like laying people off is somehow visionary. These are real lives, not lines in your spreadsheet. The worst part is pretending it’s... — read more 

“Microsoft just laid off 9,000 American tech workers, but they’ve applied for thousands of H-1B visas. Don’t tell me you can’t find workers here. The math doesn’t add up.”

https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-employees-discuss-chaos-of-microsofts-inhumane-mass-layoffs-in-new-report

Microsoft doesn’t pay the top salary, but folks work because of name and stock performance. If RSU and ESPP don’t perform, you are withdrawing negative salary. The moment MSFT stock fails to start tumbling, that’s the beginning of another... — read more 

I heard it is only a couple of months of pay and health benefits? After that, COBRA is the only option, and it is not cheap.

This is certainly not like the kind of content I ever intended to post on here. I just made this account for like my Twitch and gaming content, but I figured I’d talk about it cause I, I don’t know what else to do right now. I literally just got... — read more