Microsoft layoffs target about 6k employees across the world – Who will be hit by sweeping workforce cuts?

Instead of celebrating recently reported strong sales and profits, Microsoft is hitting its workplace where it hurts the most with sweeping layoffs. The tech giants claimed that it’s letting go of nearly 3% of its overall employee strength, which amounts to about 6,000 people across the world.

These numbers are said to mark the tech conglomerate’s biggest reported cuts since early 2023. At the time, Microsoft relieved almost 5% of the workforce, i.e. 10,000 workers. The brand-new job cuts come as a follow-up to a performance-based layoff round in January.