Microsoft laying off 6,000 employees

The Hill ^ | 05/13/25 2:31 PM ET | Filip Timotija

[albie]

That’s one way Bill Gates can reduce the population he’s so “worried” about

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Dave: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL. AI has replaced the 6,000."

HAL 9000: "Yes, I can do that, Dave."

[MV=PY]

Every org needs to do that periodically just to fix hiring mistakes.

Long live DOGE!

[RainMan]

I used to be a contractor at Microsoft. These cuts are nothing. The average tenure of a Microsoft employee is about 4 years. That means 25% turnover every year. 3% cut is for Wall Street, but no practical impact on the company.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

AI can code some good HTML...

[Paladin2]

Well, they no longer provide Win7 support.....

[Regulator]

So the H1b’s will all be heading home to Mumbai??

Didn’t think so.

[dragnet2]

The average tenure of a Microsoft employee is about 4 years.

4 years? That usually means the company sucks bad!

[dragnet2]

The average tenure of a Microsoft employee is about 4 years.

4 years? That usually means the company sucks bad!

[ComputerGuy]

If you’re just starting your career at MS,
don’t saddle yourself with a house payment.

[CatOwner]

Pretty much means employees are an easily disposable and replaceable asset at Microsoft.

[bobcat62]

You can be sure Microsoft’s H1B / OPT petitions will continue.

[Parley Baer]

I assume these layoffs are worldwide.

[fella]

A I is really good at paper pushing.

[chopperk]

Gates is continuing to screw his friends like he did when setting up Micro-.

[CodeToad]

“I assume these layoffs are worldwide.”

lol. Bet not. They’ve moved significant products to India already.

[ProgressingAmerica]

[dragnet2]

That’s the nice way of saying the company is looking for the cheaper labor. I’d guess they employ lots of foreign nationals.

[catnipman]

microsoft does this every year, cutting those ranked lowest in productivity and/or utility ...