Microsoft One has begun New round of mass dismissalsthe second so far from 2025. The company began to send dismissal notifications This Wednesday, although he did not specify how many workers will be affected. However, he indicated that the figure will represent Less than 4% of its global workforce last year which would mean about 9,000 employees.
The cuts will impact multiple teams worldwide, including their Sales division and its Xbox video game unit. “We continue to implement necessary organizational changes To better position the company and our teams in a dynamic market”He said Microsoft In a statement.
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Until June last year, Microsoft had 228,000 full -time employees. The reduction announced on Wednesday would affect about 4% of that figurewhich is equivalent to approximately 9,000 jobs. However, the company has already done At least three rounds of layoffs so far from 2025.
Microsoft already fired 6,000 workers in May
The most significant took place in mayowhen they were eliminated around 6,000 jobs —I almost 3% of the global workforce – in the Greater cut in more than two yearsin the middle of strong investments in artificial intelligence.
In June, they said goodbye other 300 workers at the Central Redmond headquartersWashington, In addition to almost 2,000 employees who lost their jobs in the Puget Sound region In May.
May's cuts focused especially on Software Engineering and Product Management Posts, also affecting Microsoft offices In the San Francisco Bay area, according to lists delivered to employment agencies in Washington and California.
During a call call in April, Microsoft's financial director, Amy Hoodexplained that the company seeks “Build high performance equipment and increase our agility reducing hierarchical levels and number of managers”.
The impact of artificial intelligence affects humans
Microsoft has argued that dismissals are part of a strategy to simplify its organizational structure. However, the approach In technical positions It has generated concerns About him impact of their own artificial intelligence tools to Programciónthat They could reduce the need for human programmers.
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Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadelladeclared earlier this year that “Maybe between 20 and 30% of the code” In certain company projects “It is probably already written by software.”
