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’: '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 

"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 

Once the breakup with OpenAI is done, M$ has nothing to show anymore. It does not even have its own LLM that can compete!

Anyone know if the consulting isd division are affected ?

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

If you live in the state of Georgia and were recently lay off please let us know.

Who’s got intel on when the next round of layoffs will be? No way July 2 was it for the calendar year.

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 

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.

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.

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 

Hey MCAPS guys, what are you seeing?

https://financialpost.com/fp-work/microsoft-layoffs-hit-xbox Subsidiaries across the gaming organization were told that they would be affected by the layoffs. Microsoft’s Stockholm-based King division, which makes Candy Crush, is cutting 10 per cent... — read more 

https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-layoffs-xbox-f44079957b12370f72e24edebe9fcc6b

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-cuts-another-4-of-its-workforce-about-9000-jobs-in-continued-push-for-efficiency/ Microsoft will reduce its global workforce by another 4% — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games and sales as... — read more 

Organization: Microsoft Corporation Expected beginning date of separations: August 31, 2025 Number of affected workers: 830 Layoff or closure: Layoff No further public information is available from the Employment Security... — read more 

The tech just keeps piling up on the job market. It’s really bad out there.

I'm starting to worry that one of these days they'll just start letting us go without offering anything at all.

King, known for its mobile games includes Candy Crush Saga, part of Xbox Game Studios / and Activision Blizzard King is reducing it's headcount by 200, around 10%. Announced in a company-wide call this morning with people who are potentially... — read more 

Who knows about the teams being impacted? We all know managers or leadership have their list. Internal calls have taken place to prep for tomorrow. Insider, share the info!

Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base (... — read more 

https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-hardware-is-dead-says-founding-team-member-it-looks-like-xbox-has-no-desire-or-literally-cant-ship-hardware-anymore

https://gamerant.com/forza-motorsport-developer-turn-10-xbox-layoffs-june-2025/

Microsoft employees aren't getting much time to take a breath between layoff rounds as thousands could be let go in early July, according to news reports. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant announced in mid-May that it was firing more than... — read more 

We had the internal call talking about the restructure which fair enough seems to be very needed. The MS sales org has more specialist sales than I have ever seen at another tech company. The org is wildly bloated and many stand in the shadows not... — read more 

These latest layoffs will be in addition to the 6,000 cuts Microsoft already made in May, and on top of the more than 300 impacted earlier this month, too. Any major Xbox cuts will be the latest in a series of big gaming-related layoffs over the past... — read more 

I was laid off from Microsoft after 23 years, and I'm still going into the office. I feel responsible for my team and customers. https://www.businessinsider.com/show-up-microsoft-office-layoffs-23-year-career-2025-6

LinkedIn CEO Admits AI Writing Tool Isn’t Catching On LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky recently revealed something surprising – LinkedIn’s AI writing assistant isn’t quite the hit they thought it would be. Speaking with Bloomberg, Roslansky explained... — read more 

And does anybody have details on what is supposed to happen?

Microsoft is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, as the tech giant streamlines its workforce amid increased investments in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the... — read more 

https://www.pcmag.com/news/denmark-wants-to-dump-microsoft-software-for-linux-libreoffice

Verified confirmation July 2nd will be the final round of this string of layoffs. Heavy hits within MCAPS as Org restructuring is released. Size of layoff to be larger than the first wave all driven by restructuring, not performance.

Microsoft, the multibillion-dollar tech corporation, has just recently laid off thousands of employees. The company did so silently, with zero announcements or explanations... — read more