Layoff Details
- Reason
- Microsoft initiated organizational changes to strategically position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace. This involved reducing management layers to increase agility and efficiency, streamlining processes, procedures, and roles, and fostering high-performing teams. These layoffs are part of a broader trend in the tech industry in 2025, influenced by an uncertain economic climate and significant investments in artificial intelligence initiatives, which necessitate workforce adjustments.
- Affected Locations
- Redmond, WashingtonWashington State (1,985 workers)Global (across all geographies)
- Affected Departments
- Management layersSoftware engineeringProduct managementLinkedIn
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- www.microsoft.com
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Sector
- Technology
- Headquarters
- Redmond, WA, United States
- Founded
- 1975
- CEO
- Mr. Satya Nadella
- Employees
- 228,000
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