{"id":91488,"date":"2026-07-01T02:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/91488\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T02:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:06:16","slug":"microsoft-eyes-thousands-of-new-job-cuts-in-coming-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/91488\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Eyes Thousands of New Job Cuts in Coming Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft<\/a> is planning to announce job cuts soon as the tech giant continues efforts to control costs, according to people familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n

The cuts are expected to impact thousands of roles, including sales and consulting, in addition to jobs at the Xbox gaming division, the people said.<\/p>\n

This round is expected to be smaller than similar layoffs last year. This time, the cuts are projected to be less than 2.5% of the company’s 220,000-person workforce, the people added. They asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters.<\/p>\n

The company is planning to announce the layoffs next week, although the exact timing could change. Some affected employees will be offered new roles immediately, one of the people said.<\/p>\n

In previous years, Microsoft has sometimes cut jobs around the start of its new fiscal year on July 1. Last year, the company eliminated 6,000 roles in May<\/a> and an additional 9,000 employees, or about 4% of the company’s workforce, in July.<\/a><\/p>\n

The plans underscore Microsoft’s moves to rein in costs as it ramps up spending on AI<\/a>. The company has also been under pressure from Wall Street over concerns that AI could replace software services<\/a>, including, in theory, some Microsoft offerings. The stock has slumped about 17% in the past month.<\/p>\n

Microsoft earlier this year announced a voluntary retirement program<\/a> offering buyouts to employees<\/a> level 67 and below in the US who had 70 or more years of age and service. About 7% of Microsoft’s 125,000 US workforce, or nearly 9,000 employees, was eligible.<\/p>\n

About one-third of eligible employees took the buyout, in line with expectations, one of the people said. That allowed Microsoft to cut a lower percentage of its workforce compared to last year, this person added.<\/p>\n

Sales employees with commission-based compensation were excluded from this retirement buyout offer, according to an internal document viewed by Business Insider.<\/p>\n

Xbox layoffs have been expected since new gaming CEO Asha Sharma sent a memo to employees<\/a> calling for a “reset” of the business.<\/p>\n

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