Microsoft is planning to make cuts soon, with a particular focus on underperforming employees. To do this, company managers spent months evaluating employees up to level 80, one of the highest levels.
Microsoft is planning to make cuts soon, with a particular focus on underperforming employees. To do this, company managers spent months evaluating employees up to level 80, one of the highest levels.
This is reported by Business Insider, citing its own sources.
A Microsoft representative confirmed the cuts but declined to provide details on the number of employees laid off.
"At Microsoft, we focus on high-performing talent," a company spokesperson said. "We're always working to help people learn and grow. When people aren't performing, we take action."
The only thing we know so far is that the cuts will affect all employees, including its important security unit. As of the end of June, Microsoft had approximately 228,000 full-time employees.
Microsoft cut staff at its Azure cloud division in June 2024. In September, the company laid off 650 Xbox employees .
The most stunning figure was in 2023 - in 9 months , Microsoft laid off more than 16,000 employees , although initially it was about 10,000.
