Microsoft's Latest Redmond Layoffs Exposed in WARN Act Disclosures (About 3,000 Already Laid Off in Seattle Alone)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2023-05-10 17:00:25 UTC
- Modified: 2023-05-10 17:04:36 UTC
2 weeks ago:
Microsoft, Based in Redmond, is 'Exiting' Redmond Amid Layoffs and Other Troubles (Updatedx2)
6 weeks ago:
In One City Alone Microsoft Fired Almost 3,000 Workers This Year (We're Still in March) (Seattle)
2 hours ago:
Actually, over 700 affected,
effective late May (about a fortnight from now):
Summary: Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) requirements, as per the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, mean that Microsoft's attempts to hide layoffs in the US are curtailed a bit (for workers who are not "temps" or contractors -- many of them are not "permanent" status and they're made redundant silently); there have been many Microsoft layoffs so far this week, but the mainstream media focuses only on "LinkedIn" while Microsoft slips out (or hands out) the pink slips; Portugal too is impacted [1, 2], but nobody in English-speaking media bothers covering that; Microsoft's "advertising" budget (bribes) keeps reporters on a short leash
