Microsoft Layoffs Have Already Begun in Its PR Department
It is called Waggener Edstrom (to give a false impression of independence rather than "mouthpiece")
Earlier today: Microsoft Already Closing Down Studios, According to Some Publishers
Today there are press reports about July layoffs at Microsoft starting earlier than July. Now we learn that Microsoft's PR department, called Waggener Edstrom or "We" (because people struggle to recall a name like "Waggener Edstrom"), is having mass layoffs. From a few hours ago: "The layoffs come..."
The scale of these layoffs can tell us something about the scale we'll see next month, but the key facts are hidden behind a paywall.
To better understand what this "We" thing does see our wiki. Don't be easily fooled; it's as separate from Microsoft as GitHub and LinkedIn are separate from Microsoft. █