Is that how things work now?
Microsoft's Latest Financial Report: We "Gained" 300 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Liabilities Grew by 32 Billion Dollars
http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_s_Latest_Financial_Report_We_Gained_300_Million_Dolla.shtml
Microsoft’s CFO Just Sent a Company Email That’s a Master Class in How Not to Talk About Bad News
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
Microsoft's Debt Exploded by 15.4 Billion Dollars in the Past 9 Months Alone (Despite All the Layoffs)
http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/01/Microsoft_s_Debt_Exploded_by_15_4_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Past_9.shtml
Does the fruit taste sweet? or bitter?
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
“The enigma of success”
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
This is the last day to protect your job, act now!
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
Wall Street Does Not Care About Microsoft's Impending (August) Layoffs, It Believes Lies From Microsoft, Whose Debt Grows Rapidly
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
Microsoft feels like the new Sega - why the recent studio closures feel like the collapse of the Xbox ecosystem
https://www.thepopverse.com/gaming-microsoft-xbox-collapse-layoffs-sega-ecosystem-next-gen-consoles-gamify-my-life
Enigma of success
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.
Are more job cuts coming?
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
DEI hires
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
Did Satya Nadella use slop to distract from what happened only a day earlier?
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
Linux....hooray!
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 !
‘I don’t want companies…,’ US Vice President slams Microsoft for firing 9,000 Americans while still going for H-1B Visas
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/
Deep thoughts
Progress isn’t linear. It’s dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding.
Satya’s memo is everything wrong with corporate leadership right now
“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
JD calls out on Microsoft
“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.”
ZeniMax employees discuss chaos of Microsoft's "inhumane" mass layoffs in new report
https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-employees-discuss-chaos-of-microsofts-inhumane-mass-layoffs-in-new-report
Microsoft in business because of stock performance
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
What is the severance package for an employee with 19 years of service?
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.
So I just got laid off from Microsoft
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
When even the higher-ups start abandoning ship, you know things are bad
British advertising giant WPP tapped Cindy Rose, a Microsoft executive with a specialty in digital technology and A.I., as its next CEO, betting on an a relative outsider to lead the company into a new era after it has grappled with client losses and... — read more
CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’
CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption' News By Justin Wagner published July 5, 2025 The media union once touted a positive... — read more
After 9,000 Layoffs, Microsoft Boss Has Brutal Advice for Sacked Workers
"These are really challenging times, and if you’re navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you’re not alone and you don’t have to go it alone," that producer, Matt Turnbull, said in a since-deleted LinkedIn post that Aftermath... — read more
Google is far ahead of M$ in terms of AI!
Once the breakup with OpenAI is done, M$ has nothing to show anymore. It does not even have its own LLM that can compete!
Consulting
Anyone know if the consulting isd division are affected ?
Microsoft layoffs hit 830 workers in home state of Washington
Microsoft’s latest job cuts affected a wide swath of employees in the company’s home state of Washington. Nearly a dozen game design workers in the state were part of the layoffs, along with three audio designers and two mechanical... — read more
Purged
I pulled 2 years of workforce data from 9 major companies. At Intel: 3 out of every 4 engineering roles no longer exist At Microsoft: 7 out of 10 managers have been scrubbed from the org At Ford: nearly 9 out of 10 senior staff roles are... — read more
Which is safer to join among big Tech
Microsoft's layoff trends compared to other tech giants 📉 Microsoft Leads Tech Layoffs in Frequency (2022-2025) Key Data Points: 1️⃣ Microsoft’s 2025 Layoffs: - July 2025: 9,000 jobs cut (4% of workforce) . - **May... — read more
FWD: Laid Off Twice, Standing Tall: How Side Hustles Saved a Microsoft Veteran
Twice Laid Off, Never Defeated: A Microsoft Employee’s Journey Through Uncertainty and Independence Patrick Lyons never expected to be laid off from Microsoft—let alone twice. For six years, he thrived inside the tech giant, especially in his role... — read more
Romero Games makes layoffs after Microsoft cancels project funding
Irish studio Romero Games has seemingly laid off a number of employees after suddenly losing project funding. Notably, a number of Romero Games workers claim the cutbacks at Romero are a direct result of Microsoft's latest layoff spree—which saw... — read more
Her Mgr Was Terminated
Microsoft Employee Shares Her Manager Was Terminated During Meeting: ‘They’re Letting Go Of Good People’ Written by Tech Desk | Updated: July 3, 2025, 13:09 IST Microsoft is laying off nearly 9,000 employees for the second time this year. The... — read more
Microsoft Layoffs in Atlanta, Georgia
If you live in the state of Georgia and were recently lay off please let us know.
The next round of layoffs.
Who’s got intel on when the next round of layoffs will be? No way July 2 was it for the calendar year.
‘Why H-1B requests?’ Microsoft layoffs spark strong reactions; questions around foreign hirings
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-h-1b-visa-requests-microsoft-layoffs-spark-strong-reactions-questions-around-foreign-hirings-101751501314461.html “ These layoffs have sparked strong reactions on social media, with some... — read more
Toxic
Things have taken a sharp turn for the worse over the past three years. The environment has become toxic, with people operating under constant fear and routinely putting in 10+ hour days.
Let that darn stock hit $600.
Cut 20K more. The street will love that. You'll destroy the company along the way, but once exec bonuses are paid out nobody will care any more. What a pathetic leadership.
Double down on AI and let your worries melt away.
Really pour all that you have, all that you know into the AI knowledge bank. Your jobs are safe and secure. Keep developing AI and help make it streamlined. Everything else will all just work out. Take college courses on coding, scripting and... — read more