Are there going to be any layoffs in FY 2020?
Topics regarding layoffs at Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Layoffs 2019
Do you predict that there will be Microsoft Layoffs in 2019?
We need employees of all ages
It's all about attitude, skill, your ability to relate across the generations...this is the value that is timeless. The company will need young, middle, and old to be successful as that is the make up of their clients who pay the bills. Remember... — read more
Has Microsoft got better as a company compared to a few years ago?
Was realy hoping to get some opinions on this topic.
Here is what happened to me at Microsoft and why I am not at all surprised about the email that was going around internally...
Here is what happened to me at Microsoft and why I am not at all surprised about the email that was going around internally... I left my engineering role at IBM to take a technical evangelist role in the developer experience org in 2016 working... — read more
Microsoft reorganization coming - July 8th 2019
What are your thoughts?
"most tech companies are not laying off technical talent"
Are you really this naive? A lot of companies layoff/push out the bottom 10% yearly, this includes Microsoft. Not always done by fiat but via performance improvement plans aka PIPs. Please point me to this Utopian company of yours that guarantees a... — read more
layoffs at Microsoft June 4 2019
Layoffs were happening today at Microsoft - anyone has more details on what groups and locations got hit?
Layoff happening today
I see there are few layoff news happening today. Is it across the broad or specific to some BU in Seattle??
RIF 2019 underway
5 teammates in my immediate group (all FTE) got axed this past Monday.
Hiring Private Events
I got an invite for a private hiring event for Microsoft. There is no specific role for which this event is conducted. Does MS really hire candidates in such events ? or is it some kind of marketing gimmick ? Seeing such events are other companies... — read more
How do I know if I am flagged for Layoffs at Microsoft
What are the warning signs if I am flagged for job cuts here?
Age Discrimination at Microsoft
What are your thoughts?
UniStore implosion fallout ...
Scuttlebutt indicates early May for Cloud+AI to purge folks brought over from UniStore. Foreign subsidiaries already getting the purge news. Redmond next. Employees are being encouraged to job hunt "sooner rather than later" by decent managers... — read more
Microsoft layoffs coming 2019
If you are not aligned with Azure keep your eyes open. I have no insider info and this is all just my gut feeling but overall the shifts in the market and on the consumer/business side are tectonic. I feel there is a lot of layoffs coming in 2019... — read more
Great company
Every July, regardless of performance, employees come to work on edge wondering if they’ll be part of the “reorganization.” What a neat place to work if you are supporting a family. Cannot believe the strategy of paying a headhunter fees, training... — read more
L62 offer?
Is this out of whack - this is what I've got offered: L62, Base @ $140K, $12.5K RSU per year (50K for 4 years) and a 20K sign on bonus. I was expecting more but the recruiter seems to be fairly firm and is indicating that this is not negotiable. Do I... — read more
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. — read more
Dynamics Layoffs Took Place This Week.
The axe fell on Monday. I do not have exact numbers and I've seen multiple posts claiming different numbers on Blind, so really cannot even nail an average (#s are all over the place). Anyhow, cuts were on 1/14 and I think they are done for now - I... — read more
Somethings up in CSS
Not sure what this new re-organization is about but people are being moved around in CSS and also let go this week and very quietly. Everything is being handled in very bizarre way from the top down.
Microsoft hijack Skype, then destroy it
What else can microsoft mess up. It appears that they can't do anything right at the moment. KEEP IT SIMPLE you greedy numpty's. — read more
Interview with Dr. Ron Hira on the H1-B Visa Program
Interview with Dr. Ron Hira on the H1-B Visa Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUf6b8aljpM — read more
Regular releases instead of keeping people waiting
Ran into this article online, just cannot believe they finally decided to do this. They have been frustrating customers for years with long waiting periods, so I think Microsoft announcing this new way of placing releases on the market was a right... — read more
Thoughts on Working at GitHub?
Thinking about applying to a job at GitHub, but they were acquired by Microsoft and I don't see a separate forum for Git. I know of some friends that would do the same in different areas. We don't know how Microsoft handles acquisitions (strip them... — read more
Big Round Of Cuts Coming in 2019?
One big round must be coming with the departure of Terry from Windows and a final cull as the whole business goes into sustain engineering. How many Developers and Project Managers does it need to do patching and critical security etc? Azure is not a... — read more
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
Microsoft Switzerland Layoffs - September 2018
No posts here but if you work in Switzerland you know that there are multiple groups affected by layoffs.
More info on Microsoft layoffs
Some more info on reorganization, if anybody is interested. https://www.windowslatest.com/2018/09/17/windows-team-to-undergo-a-re-organization-after-release-of-rs5/ — read more
Layoffs July 9
Several people lost jobs in Marketing today.
latest riffs - which teams were impacted most?
Curious... across MS... which teams were impacted the most by layoffs. My team was told partner management focus is decreasing, which means PMAs are affected. And why is North Dakota impacted so strongly? — read more
Microsoft severance l65 and above
Do you have this info?
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. — read more
International Sales on the chopping block
This is in line with what transpired back in 2017 - as more sales is pushed online and as cloud offerings continue to cut into legacy channels - we'll see more and more sales folks leave the company. Most legacy companies have done the same (e.g.... — 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.
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.
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. — read more
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
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
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.
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 — read more