Microsoft Shutdowns Accelerating, More Shutdowns Revealed (Not Connected to Gaming)
This morning/last night: More Shutdowns at Microsoft, Hundreds of Workers Impacted Shortly
This just hours ago: (late Friday or a weekend when few reporters pay attention)
Microsoft's mass layoffs and shutdowns cannot catch a break, can they?
Microsoft is planning to tell shareholders about "efficiency" (cuts) and many units are flushed down the drain, along with staff in them (ambiguous statements made to the media mislead about internal openings amid hiring freeze). We see this in several continents this month. Microsoft does not give a complete list though. The above cites a Microsoft-funded mouthpiece of Microsoft, saying: "GeekWire first reported the news, citing an internal FAQ, and some Garage spaces could be restricted starting Friday, October 23."
Based on threads like these, many silent layoffs are going on, even in India.
Surveying other recent discussion threads between insiders, we find this assessment about locality:
This is where many of the "expensive" workers are. Microsoft tries to get them to leave. Failing that, they will get pushed out:
Someone has just said that Microsoft will ask more people to leave (this coming week, apparently) under the guise of "VEP":
Silent layoffs disguised as "voluntary" "exits". █