Microsoft plans to lay off thousands of employees by July this year just lay off about 6,000 employees in May – Passionategeekz –

[CNMO Technology News]Passionategeekz learned from Bloomberg that Microsoft plans to lay off thousands of employees again before July 2025. This layoff mainly focuses on the sales team, but the detailed number of layoffs and department distribution have not been announced. According to the company’s statement, the move is to “better cope with dynamic markets” and improve overall operational efficiency.

Microsoft said layoffs will be announced by July 2025, and the time may be slightly adjusted. This change comes as the company vigorously invests in key areas such as AI, cloud computing and Copilot, and the simultaneous adjustment of sales and organizational structure is particularly critical.

This is not the first time that Microsoft has made a large-scale human resource adjustment. In May this year, Microsoft announced that it would lay off about 6,000 employees worldwide, accounting for about 3% of the total 228,000 employees. Regarding the reasons for the layoffs, a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement: “We continue to implement the necessary organizational changes to enable the company to succeed in dynamic markets.” The spokesperson specifically pointed out that layoffs have nothing to do with performance. It is understood that the layoffs mainly affect middle-level management positions and non-technical positions, such as sales, marketing and recruitment, and involve multiple departments and regions, including subsidiaries such as LinkedIn and Xbox. Among them, Redmond, Washington, where Microsoft’s headquarters is located, has the largest number of layoffs, with about 1,985 people.

Earlier, Microsoft had conducted multiple rounds of layoffs. In January 2024, after Microsoft completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the gaming department laid off 1,900 employees to eliminate redundant positions. In January 2023, Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees, accounting for about 5% of the total number of employees, affecting multiple core teams, including mixed reality (MR) projects.

Passionategeekz learned that despite Microsoft’s emphasis on the multiple rounds of layoffs aimed at improving efficiency and focusing on key businesses, it has raised concerns about Microsoft’s corporate culture and employee morale.

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