Thread regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs

Direct Sales and Support Layed Off Today

Today, we received notification that our entire organization will undergo a layoff. Our team was responsible for facilitating direct sales of Microsoft M365 cloud licensing to EDU and Smb clients across the United States and Canada.

I am deeply disappointed by the challenges we have faced throughout our time working with Microsoft. Since joining the company last year, there has been a consistent lack of training, guidance, and effective leadership, to name just a few issues.

While this news brings about a sense of sadness, there is also a certain relief knowing that this chapter has come to a close. We had hoped for new opportunities and the possibility of improved roles within the company. Unfortunately, it has become apparent that such prospects will not materialize, rendering our time here ultimately unproductive.

I would like to pose a question to Microsoft's leadership: Are you genuinely leading your employees towards success, or prioritizing the interests of shareholders above all else?

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Think about it, they hired the head strategy guy from Accenture - the offshore kings. That's all they know how to do. Have you not noticed all the sr execs they have been brining over from Accenture. They won't get laid off. This is their scheme, parasiting off of the lives of others. All US HC is at risk as MSFT and their bros at Accenture collude to offshore the american worker and linetheir pockets.

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Post ID: @2mpz+1nxmfCCv

The modern publicly traded company prioritizes:

  1. Shareholders
  2. Customers
  3. Employees

In that order.

Simon Sinek says (and I agree) that those should be reversed. If you take care of the employees, they take care of customers, and they in turn take care of shareholders.

Now then, I don't believe that taking care of employees means never having a change in strategy and/or never having layoffs. But it does mean being transparent and honest with HR policies and expectations (as one example).

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Post ID: @2cic+1nxmfCCv

100% accurate - thanks Balmer Boy...


Also:

https://www.geekwire.com/2023/new-round-of-microsoft-job-cuts-hits-customer-service-support-and-sales-teams/
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Post ID: @zql+1nxmfCCv

Sorry to hear this. You are definitely taking it well; you are a pro!
Do you know if your roles are moving offshore to vendor groups already working in Edu?

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