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Microsoft Cuts 3% of Its Workforce, Affecting Thousands of Staff - IGN

Microsoft has confirmed cuts amounting to 3% of its entire workforce.

www.ign.com

Microsoft has confirmed cuts amounting to 3% of its entire workforce.
Approximately 6,000 employees are affected.

 

[Ronin_7]

7000.

 

[DragonNCM]

AI starts to kick in...this is just a beginning.......

 

[IFireflyl]

 

[TintoConCasera]

IT bros, are we fucked?

 

[Fake]

IT bros, are we fucked?

 

[Topher]

"Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2025 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $70.1 billion in revenue and a net income of $25.8 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 13 percent, and net income has increased by 18 percent. Microsoft was expected to report $68.42 billion in revenue, so the results have beaten Wall Street expectations."

Microsoft reports strong cloud growth in Q3 earnings

Cloud is once again the star of Microsoft’s show

www.theverge.com

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Aaron Greenberg?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

MachineGames, Obsidian and Compulsion be like:

 

[Kvally]

Aaron Greenberg?

Raise and promotion.

 

[Spukc]

Thanks AI

 

[dorkimoe]

fuck AI seriously. I feel awful about the future, people need jobs...

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

IT bros, are we fucked?

I'm hoping being on the security side will spare me. But half our team is outsourced to India for the cost of one team member here.

 

[K' Dash]

AI starts to kick in...this is just a beginning.......

you clearly don't work with AI, even less code with AI.

 

[LordCBH]

Record profits lead to people getting fired. Fuck me. Shits tiring.

 

[demigod]

MachineGames, Obsidian and Compulsion be like:

You forgot Ninja Theory

 

[cyberheater]

Looks like A.I is finally starting to bite into our jobs. Remember this time period. We were there to witness the start of the human job decimation by A.I.

 

[rubik's dude]

Why are people assuming AI is the reason? Article clearly says:

CNBC reported that Microsoft had 228,000 employees as of June 2024, and is aiming to reduce management layers across all its teams. Approximately 6,000 employees are affected.

Not that layoffs are ever good, but they're reducing middle management, not developers.

 

[HRK69]

fuck AI seriously. I feel awful about the future, people need jobs...

And this is just the beginning

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The stock market today for MS doesn't seem to how to react...it's all over the place. After reading this i expected it to go up a bit.
(started investing like a year ago and still trying to understand this)

 

[KaiserBecks]

Looks like A.I is finally starting to bite into our jobs. Remember this time period. We were there to witness the start of the human job decimation by A.I.

 

[winjer]

Amid increase in profits and revenue, they decided to fire almost 7000 workers.
I swear CEOs, including Satya, are complete sociopaths.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

You forgot Ninja Theory

Forgot they existed.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

don't get mad.

their Financial Report showed record breaking growth.

nothing personal, it's a business

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Gotta keep subsidizing Gamepass.

All kidding aside, I can think of several of individuals who getting laid off would free up a ton of cash.

I wont name names, but their names do rhyme with Spill Phencer, Batt Mooty, Barah Sond, Karon Spleanberg

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Xbox being the biggest publisher on Playstation might have gotten Phil fired. They only promote him for failure.

 

[phant0m]

IT bros, are we fucked?

If you don't learn AI, yes

 

[Magister]

Guess that means more broken Windows updates.

 

[Hudo]

It could improve the reliability of Azure if they'd lay that team off.

 

[jm89]

Some promotions in order for beavis and butthead.

 

[poppabk]

Hope that one guy feels bad for stealing gamepass now.

 

[Plague Doctor]

Man ain't it great when your favorite corporation just posted positive news on financial growth.

Hardware pride and fandom, amirite?

I am sure there will be some helpful person explaining to us how a megacorp can post good financial news and then start laying off people. How it's ultimately a good thing. I am reserving how I feel about this news until that person speaks.

Cause, yah know, they made that one product you loved in the past and now must be defended.

 

[RespawnX]

Guess that means more broken Windows updates.

More AI automation of services, outsourcing and replacement of long-term employees with 18-month contracts. Investors will cheer - for now.

 

[QLQ]

Damn. Hopefully they land on their feet, that sucks.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

"Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2025 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $70.1 billion in revenue and a net income of $25.8 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 13 percent, and net income has increased by 18 percent. Microsoft was expected to report $68.42 billion in revenue, so the results have beaten Wall Street expectations."

Microsoft reports strong cloud growth in Q3 earnings

Cloud is once again the star of Microsoft’s show

www.theverge.com

It's never enough for megacorps.

 

[damidu]

tell me phil is safe

 

[phant0m]

It's never enough for megacorps.

Wall Street, not corp themselves. Doesn't matter if it's a record-breaking year/quarter/whatever - they want more. Grew 30%? Great. Now grow 40%.

They expect near infinite growth

 

[Loboxxx]

Megacorporation every year

 

[MagusMajul]

I would cry but I don't give a damn

 

[DKehoe]

That sucks for those who have lost their jobs. Hopefully they find something else soon.

 

[Solarstrike]

Fable will save them. Especially if it's incredible and then, shadow drops.

 

[adamsapple]

"Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2025 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $70.1 billion in revenue and a net income of $25.8 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 13 percent, and net income has increased by 18 percent. Microsoft was expected to report $68.42 billion in revenue, so the results have beaten Wall Street expectations."

Microsoft reports strong cloud growth in Q3 earnings

Cloud is once again the star of Microsoft’s show

www.theverge.com

No job security if the company doesn't meet its targets.

No job security if the company exceeds its targets.

The I.T field is extremely fucked.

 

[tr1p1ex]

I laid off 50% of the Oreos in the cupboard.

 

[ReBurn]

Thinning out the middle managers

 

[LordCBH]

No job security if the company doesn't meet its targets.

No job security if the company exceeds its targets.

The I.T field is extremely fucked.

I see it everyday and it sucks.

 

[Mr Moose]

Me: Only 3%?
*sees that's over 6000 people*

Hope that one guy feels bad for stealing gamepass now.

Ass of Can Whooping :

 

[SEGAvangelist]

 

[mckmas8808]

"Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2025 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $70.1 billion in revenue and a net income of $25.8 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 13 percent, and net income has increased by 18 percent. Microsoft was expected to report $68.42 billion in revenue, so the results have beaten Wall Street expectations."

Microsoft reports strong cloud growth in Q3 earnings

Cloud is once again the star of Microsoft’s show

www.theverge.com

And still firing 7,000 employees. They are disgusting.

 

[mckmas8808]

No job security if the company doesn't meet its targets.

No job security if the company exceeds its targets.

The I.T field is extremely fucked.

You sure it's just the IT field?

 

[adamsapple]

You sure it's just the IT field?

I've never heard of other fields having the kind of multi-thousand layoffs that IT seems to have annually. Google, Amazon, Dell etc all have laid of thousands of employees in the last 12 months.