Microsoft is making more cuts to its workforce.
The company is slashing 158 jobs in Washington state, where it is headquartered, according to a new filing with the state Employment Security Department (ESD).
The layoffs are not part of the 10,000 global layoffs announced by Microsoft on Jan. 18.
“Organizational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of managing our business,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. “We will continue to prioritize and invest in strategic growth areas for our future and in support of our customers and partners.”
More than 2,700 Seattle-area workers were affected by the layoffs announced in January. The company said originally that those layoffs would be made between January and the end of March, the end of the company’s fiscal third quarter.
Microsoft is one of numerous tech companies to make layoffs in recent months, including Facebook parent Meta, Amazon, and Salesforce, and many startups.
Insider reported Wednesday that Microsoft is not raising salaries for full-time employees this year, with CEO Satya Nadella citing “economic uncertainity.”
from GeekWire https://www.geekwire.com/2023/microsoft-cutting-more-jobs-in-seattle-region-beyond-global-layoffs-announced-in-january/
