Thread regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs

Microsoft 2016 Job Cuts Due to Technology Shift (Customer Switching to Cloud, Legacy Skills Demand Drop)

2016 Layoffs Predictions - Global Equities Rresearch, Trip Chowdhry

  • Microsoft: Global Employee Count 118,000: Layoffs: ~15% layoffs = ~18,000 workers to be laid off

  • Network Appliance: Global Employee Count: Layoffs: 12,800: ~15% layoffs= ~1,800 workers to be laid off

  • Oracle: Global Employee Count 132,000: Layoffs: ~20% layoffs = ~26,000 workers to be laid off

  • Symantec: Global Employee Count: 19,000: Layoffs: ~15% layoffs = ~2,800 workers to be laid off

  • Yahoo!: Global Employee Count 12,500: Layoffs: ~30% layoffs = ~3,500 workers to be laid off

  • Yelp: Global Employee Count 3,671: Layoffs: ~30% layoffs = ~1,000 workers to be laid off

  • EMC: Global Employee Count: 70,000: Layoffs: ~ 15% to 20% layoffs = ~10,000 and 14,000 workers to be laid off

  • F5 Networks: Global Employee Count: 4,500: Layoffs: ~10% layoffs = ~450 workers to be laid off

  • HP Enterprise: Global Employee Count 240,000: Layoffs: ~ 30% layoffs = ~72,000 workers to be laid off

  • HP Inc: Global Employee Count 287,000: Layoffs: ~ 30% layoffs = ~86,000 workers to be laid off

  • IBM: Global Employee Count 379,000: Layoffs: ~25% layoffs = ~95,000 workers to be laid off

  • Juniper: Global Employee Count 8,800: Layoffs: ~15% layoffs = ~1,300 workers to be laid off

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Microsoft is doing cuts now more by just "because". No severance just out. Severance is expensive. The contract you now sign says we can fire you for any reason, or no reason.

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I am with oracle we had a round if job cuts in Nov

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