Microsoft Job Cuts
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"The Job Search Can Wait": Laid-Off Xbox Employee's Heartfelt Advice To Colleagues
- Tuesday July 7, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A laid-off Xbox marketing manager's compassionate LinkedIn message to former colleagues has struck a chord online, as Microsoft presses ahead with cuts of 3,200 jobs across its gaming division and restructures its studio portfolio.
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'Resetting How We Operate': What Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Told Staff After 3,200 Layoffs
- Tuesday July 7, 2026
- Author: NDTV Profit News
Xbox will eliminate 3,200 jobs through FY27 as part of its biggest restructuring, streamline operations, and separate several game studios to improve profitability.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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"Feels Like A Betrayal": Microsoft Manager Laid Off After 20-Year Stint
- Sunday October 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Joe Friend was among 15 members of his working group, including four other managers, who were let go.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft To Lay Off Over 9,000 Employees, 2nd Big Job Purge In Months: Report
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Microsoft is laying off as many as 4%, or roughly 9,100, of its employees in the largest round of job cuts since 2023, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday.
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Microsoft Planning Thousands Of Job Cuts: Report
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Microsoft is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, as the tech giant streamlines its workforce amid increased investments in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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'Necessary For Success': Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000
- Tuesday June 3, 2025
- World News | Brody Ford, Bloomberg
More than 300 employees were told their positions had been eliminated on Monday, according to a Washington state notice reviewed by Bloomberg.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Lays Off 2,100, Axes Silicon Valley Research
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
This is the second wave of cuts after it laid off 13,000 in July, which marked the start of Chief Executive Satya Nadella's plan to lay off 18,000 people overall.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Microsoft to Slash Jobs to Integrate Nokia Handset Unit: Report
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
The reductions, expected to be announced as soon as this week, could be in the Nokia unit and the parts of Microsoft that overlap with that business, as well as in marketing and engineering, Bloomberg reported.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Microsoft Expected to Announce Thousands of Job Cuts Soon: Report
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
What could be the deepest job cuts in the company's 39-year history come five months into the tenure of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, who outlined plans for a "leaner" business in a public memo to employees last week.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Microsoft to Slash 18,000 Jobs This Year
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would cut up to 18,000 jobs, or about 14 per cent of its workforce, as it halves the size of its recent Nokia acquisition and trims down other operations.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Major Job Cuts by Technology Companies in Recent Years
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would slash up to 18,000 jobs, or 14 per cent of its workforce, this year. Job cuts of major technology companies.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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LinkedIn Said to Cut Over 700 Jobs, Shut Down China Focussed InCareers App
- Tuesday May 9, 2023
- Reuters
LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft, that focuses on business professionals, said on Monday it would cut 716 jobs as demand wavers, while also shutting down its China-focused job application.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft's New, "Significantly Larger" Layoffs To Impact Engineering Jobs
- Wednesday January 18, 2023
- World News | Dina Bass, Bloomberg
Microsoft most recently shrank its workforce in October and July, and has eliminated open positions and paused hiring in various groups.
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www.ndtv.com
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"The Job Search Can Wait": Laid-Off Xbox Employee's Heartfelt Advice To Colleagues
- Tuesday July 7, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A laid-off Xbox marketing manager's compassionate LinkedIn message to former colleagues has struck a chord online, as Microsoft presses ahead with cuts of 3,200 jobs across its gaming division and restructures its studio portfolio.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Resetting How We Operate': What Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Told Staff After 3,200 Layoffs
- Tuesday July 7, 2026
- Author: NDTV Profit News
Xbox will eliminate 3,200 jobs through FY27 as part of its biggest restructuring, streamline operations, and separate several game studios to improve profitability.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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"Feels Like A Betrayal": Microsoft Manager Laid Off After 20-Year Stint
- Sunday October 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Joe Friend was among 15 members of his working group, including four other managers, who were let go.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft To Lay Off Over 9,000 Employees, 2nd Big Job Purge In Months: Report
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Microsoft is laying off as many as 4%, or roughly 9,100, of its employees in the largest round of job cuts since 2023, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Planning Thousands Of Job Cuts: Report
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Microsoft is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, as the tech giant streamlines its workforce amid increased investments in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Necessary For Success': Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000
- Tuesday June 3, 2025
- World News | Brody Ford, Bloomberg
More than 300 employees were told their positions had been eliminated on Monday, according to a Washington state notice reviewed by Bloomberg.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Lays Off 2,100, Axes Silicon Valley Research
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
This is the second wave of cuts after it laid off 13,000 in July, which marked the start of Chief Executive Satya Nadella's plan to lay off 18,000 people overall.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Microsoft to Slash Jobs to Integrate Nokia Handset Unit: Report
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
The reductions, expected to be announced as soon as this week, could be in the Nokia unit and the parts of Microsoft that overlap with that business, as well as in marketing and engineering, Bloomberg reported.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Microsoft Expected to Announce Thousands of Job Cuts Soon: Report
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
What could be the deepest job cuts in the company's 39-year history come five months into the tenure of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, who outlined plans for a "leaner" business in a public memo to employees last week.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Microsoft to Slash 18,000 Jobs This Year
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would cut up to 18,000 jobs, or about 14 per cent of its workforce, as it halves the size of its recent Nokia acquisition and trims down other operations.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Major Job Cuts by Technology Companies in Recent Years
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: NDTV Profit Desk
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would slash up to 18,000 jobs, or 14 per cent of its workforce, this year. Job cuts of major technology companies.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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LinkedIn Said to Cut Over 700 Jobs, Shut Down China Focussed InCareers App
- Tuesday May 9, 2023
- Reuters
LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft, that focuses on business professionals, said on Monday it would cut 716 jobs as demand wavers, while also shutting down its China-focused job application.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft's New, "Significantly Larger" Layoffs To Impact Engineering Jobs
- Wednesday January 18, 2023
- World News | Dina Bass, Bloomberg
Microsoft most recently shrank its workforce in October and July, and has eliminated open positions and paused hiring in various groups.
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www.ndtv.com