Microsoft to sack 6,000 employees

Microsoft to sack 6,000 employees

Microsoft, an American multinational technology company, plans to lay off about 6,000 employees.

The company had 228,000 employees as of June 2024.

In a report on Tuesday, CNBC said the layoffs represent 3 percent of employees across all levels, teams, and geographies.

“We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement to the publication.

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“One objective is to reduce layers of management.

“These new job cuts are not related to performance.”

The development comes one week after the company announced Skype’s official shutdown.

Skype had been running for over two decades as a pioneering video and messaging platform.

The company had earlier announced the discontinuation on February 28, asking users to move to Microsoft Teams to retain their contacts and chats.

Skype confirmed the move, describing it as the end of an era for the platform that connected people globally for nearly 22 years.

The tech company said users have until January 2026 to transition or migrate their data before permanent deletion.

The tech company added that the decision aligns with its goal of streamlining communication tools

Meanwhile, in 2023, Microsoft said it would lay off about 10,000 or 5 percent of its workforce, as it responds to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities”.

Microsoft to sack 6,000 employees