Microsoft Corp. Layoffs

Anybody noticing the same: less developers being hired in comparison to support staff?

3 open positions I had for devs were taken from me to a group that do support. I vented about this with a peer in another division and she mentioned have noticed similar in her org.

Principal and above clean up in Q3

Rumors. Too many L65 and above as managers above 40 years old. Company needs to promote more ICs to these bands, Solution? You got it.

More WDG fun..

With the demise of the inbox win10 apps, and the shift to web frameworks and edge - I would be worried if I was working on the UWP / Xaml side of the world. So many conflicting frameworks - most devs would rather target xplat c# or html5 for iOS... read more

Lots of Technical Account Managers getting laid off.

Lots of TAMs getting laid off by end of FY18 as your jobs go to the Service Center. Clean up your resumes! 100 worldwide. Unified Support is finally taking its toll on you guys.

New RIF on our way?

I would imagine come July we will see a bunch of RIF going on as the feet on the ground are swapped out for new. WDG is fat with headcount that at this point has no purpose and makes no sense. Some will be sent on a death march toward cloud to see... read more

Now Terry is gone - when do WDG layoffs begin ?

Lots of fat In that org. What is it all doing now ? Do they wait until autumn to do the RIF or have Scottgu pull the trigger now.

Microsoft - when is the new round layoffs scheduled for?

Do you know? When is the next round going to happen - we usually do one before the fiscal year and it's coming up quickly.

Microsoft to acquire Okta and Citrix

Microsoft to acquire Citrix in mid-2018, RIF expected soon at Citrix and Microsoft in overlapping teams. Microsoft to acquire Okta competing with Oracle on price.

Confirmed - New Layoffs

Yep, Microsoft confirms a new round of layoffs in 2018... And this is a different one... By Ashley Stewart – Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal Jan 24, 2018, 1:43pm PST Microsoft Corp. laid off an undisclosed number of employees, the... read more

Devices Cuts

THere you go... Microsoft Jobs to be cut from Windows Devices Division Minor Microsoft Jobs cuts have been confirmed by the company, affecting executive positions from several global regions. Source:... read more

First Microsoft Layoffs in 2018

Small, distributed... WDG affected... Covered by the media... Check it out: https://www.petri.com/microsoft-cuts-payroll-layoffs-across-several-orgs

Downtown Portland?

Wonder if the office in downtown Portland will get hit; such a disgrace about Wilsonville - so many bright, hardworking, and innovative people there.

60+ Laid off - Jan 2018 - Wilsonville / Portland

Business Analyst, HW Eng (a bunch), Manufacturing Lead/Tech/Test, PML, BPM, Ops resources, Porucrement, Q&R, QC, Support, etc... OR STATAE WARN: https://ccwd.hecc.oregon.gov/Layoff/uploads/LOT2210/WARN%202210%20Microsoft%2011.6.17.pdf

Rank & Yank Time - Get Ready: Anything not aligned to Azure may take a beating

It is the time of year when the traditional rank and yank occurs - those are usually not layoff but termination. I would also imagine anything not aligned to Azure may take a beating. In addition, if you are 'long in level' aka over 50 then you can... read more

New to Msft - no stock options, where is the upside !?

Just joined. Looking at first year comp, even though Msft up 50% in the year, my comp is basically flat. Without options in the package the upside is well - almost nothing. If I was to grind away for 5yrs maybe stock kicks in something, but am I... read more

Microsoft layoffs 2018

Let me be the first one to start with a discussion on 2018 layoffs at Microsoft. What are your thoughts? What groups will be the most affected (I think the general consensus is that Sales in non-cloud areas will hemorrhage quite a bit) and what... read more

If you are over 50, you are not safe at Microsoft

It is the time of year when the traditional rank and yank occurs - those are usually not layoff but termination. I would also imagine anything not aligned to Azure may take a beating. In addition, if you are 'long in level' aka over 50 then you can... read more

Microsoft Stealth Layoffs - Enterprise Services

Stealth layoffs are happening at Microsoft. My job in Enterprise Services was eliminated along with many others. There has been almost no information shared on this round of lay offs and how it fits within the overall strategy. My guess is that there... read more

Another Piece Pointing to Sales/Product Layoffs

This one is from Petri, I'd take all of this with a grain of salt. https://www.petri.com/microsoft-layoffs-impact-us-employees-sales-product-teams Microsoft Layoffs Impact US Employees, Sales and Product Teams Posted on September 13, 2017 by Brad... read more

1000+ Sales Folks to be laid off

Here it goes - this is gonna be massive - sales will be turned upside down... IBM has done it a year ago, Oracle has been hammering this group all year, all legacy sales folks are in jeopardy as the pivot to Cloud sales transpires... Microsoft is as... read more

Manager retaliation reported and conveniently ignored

After providing constructive critical feedback on different occasions to my manager, this person decided to retaliate by putting me on PIP for no good reason. Upon escalating what had happened to me to the skip level manager and head of HR - there... read more

After 15yrs, bad review, preparing for exit...

I provide this as a cautionary tale to those at Msft who are getting older (say 40+), have been with the company for a while, and have drawn the wrong card when it comes to projects they get assigned to work on. If you think you are more than one... read more

More layoffs incoming?

It seems that Microsoft is planning to gift us with more changes and more job cuts. We will know more after the quarterly earnings call, I guess, but I am not optimistic... read more

Time to become a "v-"!

I'm seeing a lot of level 65+ managers are doing absolutely nothing, either not show up to work or went out fishing. They have been with MSFT for 10+ years and no way can find another job will pay what they are making now. Even you survived from last... read more

You survived! Now what?

Be ready to be laid off next February if any of the below applies: a. You are over 40 or will be on 2018 b. Are not in the fast track path anymore (doesn't matter if you were before) c. Are in the same group for more than 10 years d. Have been moved... read more

MS Service Delivery in Americas Hit on 7-6-2017

Consulting services in our line of business was hit 20% in North and South America. Billable resources on active billable projects were RIFed. Not good for customer experience.

Entire MS site in Wilsonville laid off, sit to be shut down.

Today (July 10 2017) Microsoft laying off the entire workforce at Wilsonville Oregon. This group does the Surface Hub development work. Future Surface Hub work will be done in Redmond. Everyone is packing up their personal belongings into cardboard... read more

Jim DuBois Leaves; Kurt DelBene elevated (CDO - Chief Digital Officer)

Microsoft Severance Payment Question

A question regarding severance - not sure if this is the right place to ask but here it goes anyway. If I am let go and if I am given a 60 day notice per the State of WA reqs, would I be able to get the severance if I find a job before the 60 day... read more

A wakeup call...

When I got laid off at Microsoft in 2014 I thought it was the worst thing that happened to me. I had to learn some tough lessons, especially that it is a business and any personal feelings about the quality of work or how invaluable you thought you... read more

More than Sales layoffs

It wasn't just sales, it was cyber security as well. My husband just got laid off yesterday afternoon. I can't stand when the truth isn't told, why do they need to spin it this way - it's unethical and it's just plain wrong. Misleading the public and... read more

Layoffs Media Recap as of today Fri 7/8

NewsMax Lost in the Clouds Microsoft Layoffs 2017: 3,000 Jobs Lost in the Clouds http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/microsoft-layoffs-2017-lost/2017/07/07/id/800381/ VentureBeat Microsoft confirms layoffs, up to 3,000 jobs reportedly affected As... read more

As expected and no drama

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... read more

Microsoft Layoffs July 2017 (FY 2018) - Media Recap as of today Tue 7/4

There you go: Reuters (Intl.) Microsoft to reorganize sales and marketing teams Microsoft will undergo a reorganization that will impact its sales and marketing teams, company executives told employees on Monday... read more

Microsoft Chicago

Hello all I am considering joining MSFT. Can you tell me what it is like to work there? Should I just look elsewhere?

glad R&D and engineers spared this layoff round

Not sure what's the purpose of this board, everything had been detailed out on the call today at 8am

I guess I am confused

Reorg Memo - Althoff/Courtois/Capossela - the change is coming...

There you go - Reorg Memo - Althoff/Courtois/Capossela It's all about opportunities, we are talking trillions here - so do not despair: There is an enormous $4.5 trillion market opportunity across our Commercial and Consumer businesses. We are... read more

EPG Azure Sales Hiring, not so promising for other sales groups

I know there is a ton of anxiety in the air right now, this is true for Redmond as well as other locations. People don’t know how deep the cuts will be and the overall impact of the reorg may be significant. In my group, EPG Azure Sales, we are... read more

Microsoft Sales Layoffs (July 2017)

We knot that a reorg is coming, a full fledged sales force overhaul - layoffs will be fairly deep... Now, there was a ton of coverage on this, the most recent one being a piece by the Seattle Times that got published on the front page of the business... read more

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