REDMOND, USA — Microsoft has laid off more than 300 employees as part of a fresh wave of job cuts, marking the latest in a series of workforce reductions aimed at restructuring the tech giant to meet evolving business priorities.
The layoffs, disclosed in a regulatory filing in Washington State and reported by Bloomberg, did not specify which departments were affected.
However, a Microsoft spokesperson described the move as a “recalibration” to better align the company with the demands of a rapidly shifting technological landscape.
“We continue to implement organisational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace,” the spokesperson said.
The latest redundancies follow the elimination of 6,000 roles last month, which the company said was not due to poor performance, but rather part of efforts to streamline internal structures.
“… one objective is to reduce layers of management,” Microsoft had said at the time.
The recent cuts also come on the heels of the company’s decision to officially shut down Skype, its once-flagship video and messaging platform, after more than two decades of operation.
Microsoft, which employed 228,000 people globally as of June 2024, has continued to pare back its workforce in response to economic pressures and changing consumer behaviour.
In 2023, the company announced plans to lay off 10,000 workers—about 5 percent of its global headcount—citing “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”
