Thread regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs

I'm a former Microsoft VP of HR. Here are the real reasons why layoffs are happening and how much longer they'll last.

Chris Williams is a former VP of HR at Microsoft and podcaster, consultant, and TikTok creator.
He explains that COVID made way for unprecedented opportunities for tech companies and many over-hired.
Williams also says many of today's layoffs are cuts companies wished they could have done years ago.

https://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-microsoft-vp-real-reason-happening-how-much-longer-2023-4

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If companies over hired during Covid, wouldn't they be letting go of the same people they over hired for? However, they are mostly letting go of employees who had been at company for several years, not just one or two. The company is cutting jobs in an effort to continue driving productivity and revenues per employee, and aggressively compete for the #1 spot in the tech industry. Nothing wrong with these, as brutal as they may sound, but your points are merely backing into this strategy.

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