https://www.polygon.com/23993479/microsoft-qa-workers-zenimax-union-cwa
Microsoft january layoffs?
I'm the former Microsoft VP of HR - January is the busiest month for job cuts so here are my six must-dos within 48 hours of being laid off https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12837619/Microsoft-six-steps-laid-work.html
AH creating turmoil in finance. Merry Xmas
Major finance layoffs coming before December 15. AH direct reports amongst others on the team. Good luck.
More Microsoft cuts
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2160414/microsoft-guts-microsoft-rewards-points-and-its-fans-are-outraged.html
Microsoft layoffs are not ending
https://www.businesspost.ie/news/one-in-three-staff-at-activision-blizzards-irish-unit-fears-cuts-after-microsoft-acquisition/
"After burning through $48m of Microsoft funding"
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1147386/Danish-tech-firm-Danelec-buys-cash-strapped-AI-innovator-Nautilus-Labs
Microsoft employees angered by plans to hire OpenAI staff
https://www.itworldcanada.com/post/microsoft-employees-angered-by-plans-to-hire-openai-staff
Sam Altman quits Microsoft after 1 day
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/22/tech/openai-altman-returns-hnk-intl/index.html
Microsoft was blindsided by OpenAI's ouster of CEO Sam Altman
"Catch up quick: OpenAI announced Altman's forced departure in a press release during the business day on Friday" https://www.axios.com/2023/11/17/microsoft-openai-sam-altman-ouster
Sam Altman got the boot
https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/17/sam-altman-is-out-as-openais-ceo/ They are losing money like crazy https://tech.co/news/chatgpt-creator-openai-bankrupt
Microsoft's Total Debt Has Just Surged to an All-Time High of 106 Billion Dollar (26 Billion Increase in Just 3 Months Despite Mass Layoffs)
Considering the current interest rates, Microsoft may have to pay about 5 billion dollars a year just in interest on the debt, not even counting towards paying back the debt... — read more
Desperate for money
https://culturedvultures.com/microsofts-third-party-accessory-policy/
Support being trimmed even more.
Going offshore almost 100%. Is this true?
More Microsoft layoffs
Microsoft has surprised the tech world with its decision to halt two of its flagship ventures in the metaverse, namely Project Airsim and Project Bonsai. The move, which is anticipated to impact a significant number of employees, marks an unexpected... — read more
Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer is Leaving
https://www.geekwire.com/2023/microsoft-cmo-chris-capossela-is-leaving-after-32-years-replaced-by-veteran-exec-takeshi-numoto/
Microsoft Seeks to Offload Office Space in San Francisco?s Tallest Tower
https://techstory.in/microsoft-seeks-to-offload-office-space-in-san-franciscos-tallest-tower/
Microsoft just shut down another homegrown AI project and laid off its team
https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-shutters-project-airsim-ai-strategy-openai-2023-10
Even Worse Than Last Quarter: Devices at Microsoft (and Windows) Down Sharply
http://techrights.org/n/2023/10/25/Even_Worse_Than_Last_Quarter_Devices_at_Microsoft_and_Windows_D.shtml
Layoffs in Azure Org (A4O)
Third or fourth reorg in the last year, and a bunch of people let go in the Azure for Operators organization yesterday, mostly testing.
Global hedge funds reduced their exposure to mega cap tech stocks in recent days, ahead of the companies' third-quarter earnings,
https://headtopics.com/ca/hedge-funds-trim-exposure-to-megacap-tech-stocks-banks-say-47500674
Microsoft tries to dump office space at one of S.F.’s tallest towers
https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/microsoft-office-space-s-f-18442968.php
“Speculations Are Rife Regarding the Probabilities of Further Layoffs Being Announced by Microsoft”
https://winbuzzer.com/2023/10/23/several-tech-giants-announce-massive-layoffs-amid-healthy-profit-margins-xcxwbn/
More LinkedIn layoffs coming
This is not over.
Most Microsoft Employees No Longer Want to Work for Microsoft, According to Internal Poll
https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/07/33453269/microsoft-internal-polls-leak-exposes-employee-discontent-with-culture-and-leadership-its-not-right
Leak: Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines shed light on how much the company pays new hires by level.
Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines shed light on how much the company pays new hires by level. The guidelines viewed by Insider show ranges for base pay... — read more
LinkedIn cuts more than 600 workers, about 3% of workforce
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-linkedin-workers-workforce.html
Is Microsoft hiring for newly-minted edX grads?
Is Microsoft hiring for newly-minted edX grads? https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/09/2u-crash-exposes-latest-wage-of-edugrift.html
Worksource
Is Worksource helpful with finding jobs? I heard they will do referals as well. Anyone has experience with this?
A Paradigm Shift
In the past, layoffs at Microsoft and other leading tech companies were typically associated with economic downturns. However, at present, the economy is thriving. It appears that in the tech industry, layoffs are being utilized as a rationale... — read more
Microsoft's chief product exec to step down. Panos Panay was behind Surface devices and Windows 11
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-microsoft-chief-product-exec-panos.html
Gen AI Product Development Could Slow as Reality Catches Up
https://www.hcmtechnologyreport.com/gen-ai-product-development-could-slow-as-reality-catches-up/
Microsoft cuts ties with the Surface Duo after just 2 Android version updates
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/microsoft-cuts-ties-with-the-surface-duo-3-years-after-launch
Microsoft Share in Devices Fell From 1.13% to Just 0.75% in 3 Months
https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile-tablet-console/worldwide/#monthly-200901-202309
Only three people on duty during “power sag”.
https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2023/microsoft-outage-worsened-by-staff-shortage.html
AI and the future
What's it like to dig your own grave?
Way to distract from MASS layoffs at Microsoft
https://www.propmodo.com/microsofts-new-manhattan-office-is-in-a-growing-tech-hub/ 3000+ laid off at Seattle, 4500+ gone from Bellevue http://techrights.org/2023/08/04/microsoft-staff-bloodbath/
900 layoffs
https://www.slalom.com/platforms/microsoft https://www.geekwire.com/2023/slalom-consulting-lays-off-7-of-workforce-ceo-cites-significant-shifts-within-our-industry/
Microsoft cuts
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-is-ki-ling-wordpad-in-windows-11-what-you-need-to-know https://siliconangle.com/2023/09/04/microsoft-discontinue-default-wordpad-word-processor-windows/
This Microsoft Astroturfing Group just laid off 35 people.
https://statescoop.com/code-for-america-layoffs/