Microsoft Announces Job Cuts Across Company with Performance Focus
Microsoft ( MSFT, Financial) is set for another round of layoffs, and sources say these will include underperformers in performance-based cuts. Business Insider reports that security will be impacted,
Microsoft plans performance-based layoffs across the company
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is planning a round of performance-based layoffs, the company confirmed to the Business Journal Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Redmond-based tech giant declined to disclose how many people will be affected or to what extent the layoffs will impact its Puget Sound-region workforce.
Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant’s job cuts stretch into 2025, now focusing on performance
Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.
Microsoft is planning job cuts and focusing more on underperforming employees
The moves are part of a broader change in Microsoft's approach, which includes taking a harder look at low performers, sources told BI.
Microsoft Plans To Slash Jobs Again: 'When People Are Not Performing, We Take The Appropriate Action'
Microsoft is planning job cuts across multiple divisions, including its security sector, as part of a broader strategy to prioritize high-performance talent and address underperforming employees.
Microsoft Undertakes Performance-Based Job Cuts
Microsoft (MSFT) has confirmed that it is cutting jobs across departments based on employee performance. The latest round of job cuts impacts less than 1% of Microsoft’s global workforce of nearly 230,
Microsoft planning to cut less than 1% of workforce, Information reports
Microsoft (MSFT) is planning company-wide performance-based job cuts, The Information’s Aaron Holmes reports. The layoffs will affect less than
Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across key divisions
Microsoft's restructuring plans began in 2023 with 10,000 layoffs, followed by 1,900 more in its gaming unit after the $75.4 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft planning companywide job cuts, Business Insider reports
A spokesperson for the company confirmed plans to cut jobs, the Business Insider report said, but did not specify the scale of the cuts. The report also said that the company had likely backfilled the roles, presenting few changes to Microsoft’s overall headcount. The firm had roughly 228,000 employees as of June 2024.
Microsoft Cuts Less Than 1% Of Workforce, Citing Performance, As AI Hurdles Persist
Microsoft is cutting less than 1% of its workforce across departments based on employee performance, according to a spokesperson. The company had 228,000 employees as of June. Microsoft’s stock rose 12% last year,
Microsoft to make performance-based job cuts across departments, including security, impacting "less than 1%" of the workforce
Microsoft has announced performance-based job cuts across its departments, including its security division. The job cuts will affect less than 1% of its workforce.
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