2026-10-26 20:30 UTC
Microsoft looking to remove 60,000 jobs, ~25% of the company, specifically to contain costs around AI
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/73939581
Microsoft looking to remove 60,000 jobs, ~25% of the company
Replies (3)
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@spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2026-10-26 22:54
Seriously, what happened? Microsoft was bad in the Balmer days, but I don’t remember them being this pointlessly cruel to their employees.
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@meathorse@lemmy.world 2026-10-27 05:20
It would be funny if an entire department took the offer - every Windows or Azure Dev are just “thanks for the cash chump, I’m out”
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@queermunist@lemmy.ml 2026-10-27 05:28
The AI bubble is simultaneously the only thing holding the economy together and also the single largest drag on the economy.