Microsoft is planning job cuts

Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant’s job cuts stretch into 2025, now focusing on performance
Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.
Microsoft Announces Job Cuts Across Company with Performance Focus
Microsoft ( MSFT, Financial) is set for another round of layoffs, and sources say these will include underperformers in performance-based cuts. Business Insider reports that security will be impacted,
Microsoft Implements Performance-Based Job Cuts Across Departments
Microsoft has announced that it will be reducing its workforce by a small percentage, affecting less than 1% of its employees across various departments. The company confirmed these performance-based job cuts in an email to CNBC,
Microsoft plans performance-based layoffs across the company
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is planning a round of performance-based layoffs, the company confirmed to the Business Journal Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Redmond-based tech giant declined to disclose how many people will be affected or to what extent the layoffs will impact its Puget Sound-region workforce.
Microsoft layoffs: Software giant to cut jobs in 2025 targeting underperforming employees
Microsoft is set to lay off more employees, targeting those deemed underperformers, including in its vital security division. The move aligns with broader industry trends focusing on efficiency and performance.
Microsoft reportedly set to make performance-based job cuts
Microsoft is reportedly planning to initiate performance-based job cuts across multiple departments. The news was first reported in Business Insider and later corroborated by CNBC. According to CNBC,
Microsoft planning to cut less than 1% of workforce, Information reports
Microsoft (MSFT) is planning company-wide performance-based job cuts, The Information’s Aaron Holmes reports. The layoffs will affect less than
Microsoft planning companywide job cuts, Business Insider reports
A spokesperson for the company confirmed plans to cut jobs, the Business Insider report said, but did not specify the scale of the cuts. The report also said that the company had likely backfilled the roles, presenting few changes to Microsoft’s overall headcount.
Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across departments
Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance. "When people are not performing, we take the appropriate action," a Microsoft spokesperson said in an email, confirming the job cuts.
Microsoft cutting more jobs as new year begins
Redmond claims cuts are performance based Microsoft kicks off the new year with more job cuts, as fewer than 1 percent of employees reportedly face the axe.… As first reported by Business Insider, Microsoft is trimming its workforce again,
Microsoft Announces Layoffs, Targeting Poor Performing Employees
Microsoft is laying off "a small percentage of its workforce," as the tech sector continues to endure a turbulent period.
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