up from 112.2 billion to 120.4 billion in the past 3 months https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:MSFT/explorer/total_debt/

All the layoffs paid off!

Quality appears to be suffering. Non-production level code is shipping. Was QA and testing replaced with Copilot? https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/microsoft_bug_keyboard_mouse/

Ex-Microsoft video game developers launch local studio after layoffs Former developers of a massively popular online game have banded together to form a new studio in Baltimore County, aiming to chart their own creative course after recent layoffs... — read more 

http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/19/Symptoms_of_Upcoming_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_XBox.shtml

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/blizzard-teams-working-on-hearthstone-and-warcraft-rumble-unionize-182104024.html

ttps://www.thegamer.com/call-of-duty-glen-schofield-microsoft-bad-for-series/

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-10-17/microsoft-portugal-laying-off-staff/903811

https://esportsinsider.com/2025/10/activision-blizzard-battle-net-workers-unionise

https://www.pocketgamer.biz/over-400-blizzard-employees-have-voted-to-unionise-under-the-communications-workers-of-america/

https://www.portugalpulse.com/microsoft-portugal-proceeds-with-collective-dismissal-of-68-workers/

It takes 4 steps: 1 Offer help 2 Cause a trouble that breaks things down 3 Come to the rescue with a makeshift solution only he/she knows how it works 4 Repeat above steps to take credits time and time again, and become indispensable. 
In fact... — read more 

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/microsoft-outlines-ambitious-post-quantum-plans-but-challenges-remain/

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoff-job-hunt-struggles-pay-rent-tech-industry-2025-10

https://technode.com/2025/10/11/microsoft-reportedly-lays-off-shanghai-azure-staff-amid-ongoing-global-restructuring/ Reports: Microsoft Shanghai Layoffs Offer N+4 Severance, Relocation to Australia... — read more 

This time it's China again http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/Another_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_This_Time_During_National_Day.shtml

https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-halo-studios-heading-for-more-layoffs-new-xbox-leak-panics-microsoft-players/

https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/harger-washington-recession/4139846

https://www.altchar.com/game-news/xbox-handheld-reportedly-cancelled-as-microsoft-refuses-amds-10m-unit-commitment-aBH892X2KHCa

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108067/microsoft-xbox-could-be-dead-rumors-suggest-hardware-production-has-ceased-on-xbox-consoles/index.html

https://tech4gamers.com/xbox-layoffs-expected-q1-2026/

https://www.inkl.com/news/as-microsoft-lays-off-thousands-and-jacks-up-game-pass-prices-former-ftc-chair-says-i-told-you-so-the-activision-blizzard-buyout-is-harming-both-gamers-and-developers

https://thegamepost.com/canceling-xbox-boycott-game-pass-price-increase-microsoft/

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/avalanche-confirms-layoffs-and-studio-closure-after-halting-contraband-development Avalanche didn't mention Contraband or Microsoft when announcing its restructuring plan. The company simply stated it has been... — read more 

This can only end well. You have to open up your throat so you don't choke on the sc----g that is Windows. Sure, it's unwanted but you will enjoy it. Certainly, this effort will result in a resurgence of hiring elimination of... — read more 

https://mishtalk.com/economics/seattle-reeling-over-tech-layoffs-especially-microsoft/

https://futurism.com/microsoft-ceo-concerned-ai-destroy-company

The wave of mass layoffs by big tech (large technology corporations) that has continued since last year is shaking the economy of Seattle, Washington, one of America’s major “technology hubs.”... — read more 

https://x.com/PressSec/status/1969495900478488745 1.) This is NOT an annual fee. It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition. 2.) Those who already hold H-1B visas and are currently outside of the country right now will NOT be charged... — read more 

MICROSOFT'S INTERNAL H-1B GUIDANCE JUST LEAKED Microsoft tells employees: If in US: "Remain in the U.S. for the foreseeable future" to "avoid being denied reentry" H-4 dependents: Also stay in US (even though proclamation doesn't mention... — read more 

$100K renewal fees

https://www.tipranks.com/news/microsoft-stock-nasdaqmsft-gains-morale-at-an-all-time-low

https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/its-scaring-me-microsoft-employee-of-7-years-says-current-work-culture-has-changed-for-the-worse/3982230/

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/amazon-microsoft-among-companies-sponsoring-more-h-1b-visas-than-before-report-101758246860249.html Nobody in the US can write computer programs anymore, they asked in LinkedIn to tick some... — read more 

Looking to hire a strong Enterprise AE that has a strong background in selling MS and it's products. This would be selling consulting services (Not staffing agency).

Laid off July 2nd effective Aug 31. Is today’s payment the rewards bonus or severance?

http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/14/Satya_s_Plan_B_Try_to_Hide_the_Massive_Extent_Scale_Scope_of_Mi.shtml

Microsoft is in a strange moment in 2025, showing record profits and massive AI investment while also cutting more than 15,000 jobs, about 7 percent of its workforce. The latest and biggest wave of layoffs came in July, with 9,000 employees let go... — read more