Microsoft Declines to Talk About How Many People It Has Just Laid Off

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 08, 2024

Hours ago in IGN:

Microsoft did not say how many staff will lose their jobs, but significant layoffs are inevitable. IGN has asked Bethesda for comment. Microsoft declined to expand further when contacted by IGN.

Also in the "news" (satire):

Clippy Leads Protest of Laid off Microsoft Employees

Context: Only Weeks After Microsoft Closed Offices and Studios It is Closing Several More (Many Layoffs, Still Deeply Debt-Saddled) | Companies Do Not Shut Down Offices and Lay Off Staff en Masse (Morale and Reputation Issue) Unless They're in Deep Financial Trouble

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