https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoff-job-hunt-struggles-pay-rent-tech-industry-2025-10
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OP has been replaced by AIH One Bee
In the meantime, AIH One Bees are being hired by the thousands
Ian Carter, 33, a former Microsoft technical program manager laid off on May 13, 2025, has spent five months job hunting with interviews at firms like Disney and Nintendo but no offer yet. He has been paying roughly 2,700 per month for a one bedroom in Redmond on a month to month lease, drawing down savings, and plans to relocate to family in Florida if he lacks an offer when his lease ends the week of October 20. He cites pandemic overhiring and big AI investments as drivers of tech layoffs, and he is upskilling in AI while pursuing program, project, and product management roles. Networking on LinkedIn has produced conversations and interviews, not outcomes, and he describes the mental toll of layoffs while finding support in groups like MSFT Survivors.
- https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoff-job-hunt-struggles-pay-rent-tech-industry-2025-10