Hundreds of Microsoft Layoffs (Net Headcount Decrease) in the United Kingdom
Older:
- Microsoft's Latest Headcount Suggests Over 20,000 Laid Off Last Year (Net Loss)
- Headcount Shows This Year's Microsoft Layoffs Aren't About Blizzard or Activision, They're Mostly About XBox Failing
- IBM and Microsoft Fake Headcount in Exactly the Same Way (While Mass Layoffs Persist and Real Revenue Falls, Not Just Compared to Inflation Rates)
- Microsoft Layoffs in 2024 Didn't Stop at the 'Official' Headcount of ~2,000, More Said to Come
- Microsoft Has Already Laid Off Tens of Thousands of Workers, "Headcount" is Misleading Spin From Microsoft-Funded Sites
- More Microsoft Cuts and Layoffs (Microsoft Media Mole Jordan Novet Tries to Float "Hiring Freezes" Spin After the "Headcount" Spin Failed)
Those who have been following Techrights closely enough will know that "headcount" is a rather poor measure of Microsoft's economic decline (see the half dozen links above). The short story is, there is more to the typical media stories than the net loss/reduction, including aspects like temporary workforce, contractors, and factors like RTO, "early" (sometimes forced) retirements, and offshoring (replacing "expensive" - as in senior - people with many cheaper workers on a short leash; the replacements can give an illusion of relative growth). So it is a somewhat misleading and face-saving yardstick, just like "unemployment" or "job opening" measures/figures.
"Microsoft cuts hundreds of UK jobs," said this report just 5 hours ago, citing another site which had said: "The US tech giant reduced its headcount from 5,540 to 5,337 in the year to 30 June, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The reduction comes after Microsoft’s headcount grew from 4,955 in the previous 12 months."
Remember that Microsoft took over a company in that period - a company with UK presence. Set aside part-time and alumnus status; some people admitted to the media that they work some of the time for Microsoft and at the same time for another company. They don't get sufficient hours from Microsoft. There are many other curious aspects, but this isn't a complete listing of those.
So headcount decreased, just like at Brett Wilson LLP, which Microsofters paid to SLAPP us and threaten/extort us repeatedly.
Only days ago we said that in 2025 (so far) we already see at least six large waves of Microsoft layoffs. That's in less than 100 days. █