Microsoft laid off hundreds of employees

By Naveen October 18, 2022

According to Axios, Microsoft seems to have laid off employees in several departments.

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Microsoft has become the latest company in the technology sector to cut jobs in the wake of the economic downturn.

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The tech giant did not say which departments were affected and how many people were laid off.

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But Axios said there were fewer than 1,000 layoffs.

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In July, it laid off less than one percent of its 180,000 employees.

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Azure has removed open job listings for cloud and security groups.

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Meta is cutting staff as Mark Zuckerberg warns employees that the company faces "tough times".

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