King, known for its mobile games includes Candy Crush Saga, part of Xbox Game Studios / and Activision Blizzard King is reducing it's headcount by 200, around 10%. Announced in a company-wide call this morning with people who are potentially... — read more 

Who knows about the teams being impacted? We all know managers or leadership have their list. Internal calls have taken place to prep for tomorrow. Insider, share the info!

Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base (... — read more 

https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-hardware-is-dead-says-founding-team-member-it-looks-like-xbox-has-no-desire-or-literally-cant-ship-hardware-anymore

https://gamerant.com/forza-motorsport-developer-turn-10-xbox-layoffs-june-2025/

Microsoft employees aren't getting much time to take a breath between layoff rounds as thousands could be let go in early July, according to news reports. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant announced in mid-May that it was firing more than... — read more 

We had the internal call talking about the restructure which fair enough seems to be very needed. The MS sales org has more specialist sales than I have ever seen at another tech company. The org is wildly bloated and many stand in the shadows not... — read more 

These latest layoffs will be in addition to the 6,000 cuts Microsoft already made in May, and on top of the more than 300 impacted earlier this month, too. Any major Xbox cuts will be the latest in a series of big gaming-related layoffs over the past... — read more 

I was laid off from Microsoft after 23 years, and I'm still going into the office. I feel responsible for my team and customers. https://www.businessinsider.com/show-up-microsoft-office-layoffs-23-year-career-2025-6

LinkedIn CEO Admits AI Writing Tool Isn’t Catching On LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky recently revealed something surprising – LinkedIn’s AI writing assistant isn’t quite the hit they thought it would be. Speaking with Bloomberg, Roslansky explained... — read more 

And does anybody have details on what is supposed to happen?

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... — read more 

https://www.pcmag.com/news/denmark-wants-to-dump-microsoft-software-for-linux-libreoffice

Verified confirmation July 2nd will be the final round of this string of layoffs. Heavy hits within MCAPS as Org restructuring is released. Size of layoff to be larger than the first wave all driven by restructuring, not performance.

Microsoft, the multibillion-dollar tech corporation, has just recently laid off thousands of employees. The company did so silently, with zero announcements or explanations... — read more 

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/latest-microsoft-layoffs-target-engineering-product-and-legal-roles-records-show/ Software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, product marketers, and legal staff were most impacted by Microsoft’s... — read more 

So much for Nadella claiming that 30% of code is written by AI. London-based Builder.ai, once valued at $1.5 billion and backed by Microsoft and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, has filed for bankruptcy after reports that its "AI-powered" app... — read more 

Employment Security received a WARN for an organization in Redmond. Organization: Microsoft Corporation Expected beginning date of separations: August 1, 2025 Number of affected workers: 305 Layoff or closure:... — read more 

Microsoft should lay off the entire Windows 11 development team along with the employees who rolled out this garbage.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/temisansagay_dell-technologies-just-reported-222-billion-activity-7332760109850275841-6LA3

"empowering every person on the planet" apparently includes empowering floks to reapply for their job after a reorg

LinkedIn lays off 281 workers in California, including slew of Bay Area engineers Microsoft, LinkedIn's parent and America's most valuable company, is cutting thousands of jobs By Stephen Council, Tech Reporter, May 29, 2025 LinkedIn’s logo is... — read more 

Seriously Windows 11 UI is built on React?!!! The claim in the meme — that the Windows 11 Start menu is built using React Native and causes a CPU spike every time it's opened — is partly based on truth, but it's exaggerated for humor. What's True: ... — read more 

Builder AI is a fraud!!! He got what he deserves.

The end of the craftsmanship era of software engineering is here - just accept it. I know you got used to nice perks and big pay-outs, but every dream has an end. Software engineering as a career is going only downhill from now on - this is why I am... — read more 

I guess Satya & Kevin did not want to decide personally and let Excel decided his fate??? https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1knj1sd/comment/mswr54n/?context=3

Make no mistake. I agree with one of the previous posters that it’s not about AI. C’mon, at least coders should know that.

The end of coders probably is coming near. Most coders will probably end up working for AI only. Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code Coders were hit hardest among Microsoft’s... — read more 

| Title-------------------------------| Managers | Individual-Contributors | |------------------------------------|----------|--------------------------| | Software-engineering--------------| 107------| 710----------------------| |... — read more 

https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/after-25-yrs-at-microsoft-employee-sacked-on-his-48th-birthday-wife-pens-emotional-post-11747555065055.html

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/microsoft_pulls_ms365_business_premium/

So I’m seeing a bunch of people on LinkedIn saying, “Oh, the layoffs happened because AI is writing everyone’s code.” Are you guys serious? Have you ever written a line of code in your life? This kind of take only makes you look more out of... — read more 

https://www.news18.com/business/worked-over-60-hours-a-week-never-asked-for-raise-wife-of-sacked-microsoft-employee-writes-heartfelt-note-9339868.html

My husband was laid off from Microsoft by an algorithm — after 25 years, his last day is his birthday https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1knj1sd/my_husband_was_laid_off_from_microsoft_by_an/

https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/microsoft-lays-off-pregnant-employee-she-asks-whats-next-for-me-amidst-maternity-leave-concerns-viral-post/3847215/

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250516PD205/microsoft-layoffs-apac-workforce-software.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2025/05/14/microsoft-layoffs-tech-jobs-morrisville-offices.html

Do you trust Nadella when he says AI now writes up to 30% of the code?

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-05-15/microsoft-layoffs-hit-its-silicon-valley-workforce

Everyone who was let go has been notified. Now we just wait until the next one. =/