As the US Economy Sags Microsoft Layoffs Carry on (Now in Larger Waves Like 15,000 Per Season or 30,000+ Per Year)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 10, 2026

A Republican--Democratic Snow Battle at the Capitol. Page Boys

44 minutes ago by Rick Morgan (The Business Journals):

Microsoft employee

Microsoft is in trouble. It is deeply debt-saddled, Windows is collapsing, it must pay people to pretend there's demand for "Copilot" slop, and this month Bing is measured at a record low:

Search Engine Market Share United States Of America

Mass layoffs will be disclosed again some time soon and some corporate media is telling stories about what happened to people who lost their job at Microsoft. They try to avoid "negative" topics by running puff pieces about phony "success stories". █

Image source: A Republican--Democratic Snow Battle at the Capitol. Page Boys

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