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Microsoft's Mass Layoffs (Including 'Voluntary' Secret Layoffs) Take Their Toll on Seattle

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 14, 2026

Hours ago:

Seattle’s ‘shaky tech market’ hits home sales

Seattle area housing market slows as tech layoffs create uncertainty: report

Seattle posts nation's steepest decline in pending home sales

Microsoft tries hard to hide the mass layoffs and their true scale (more on the way), but the financial reality speaks for itself.

Microsoft is far from the only employer in that city, but many businesses (diners, estate etc.) depend on Microsoft and GAFAM (notably Amazon).

Many if not all the above mention Microsoft by name.

How much longer can they hide their crises? █

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