Job cuts are happening for several years now. In 2016, we laid off 3000, 1000 were from iin sales. About 8000 were cut in 2015. Rhe biggest cut was in 2013, when we cut about 20k, 15k were Nokia though...
There will be more cuts as geographies and industries are aligned, everyone is expecting this. Its just Microsoft, we keep reorging every two years.
To: As expected and no drama - Yes, such an informative comment. A form letter of sorts that could be posted to any company that does layoffs. Just automate that statement, release each year, and repeat.
We can then skip over it as get familiar with it's meaningless, empty text.
Or if you are over 40 in sales and not working for Scottgu org then prepare for exit...
In another way of saying the same: we have to cut in mass every other year to make wall street happy.
Anyways, they are the only one buying your useless Outlook, Windows upgrades and Office Crap.