Internet divided as an employee claims, “Getting PIPed was the best thing that happened to me”

The wave of layoffs continues to shake the global tech industry. On Tuesday, May 13, Microsoft announced major job cuts affecting nearly 6,000 employees—around 3% of its total workforce. The decision comes despite the company posting strong sales and profits. Rather than riding the high of a successful financial quarter, Microsoft is opting for one of its largest layoff rounds since January 2023, when it slashed 10,000 jobs—5% of its workforce at the time.

Amazon has also trimmed its workforce recently, laying off around 100 employees from its devices and services division, which handles products like Kindle, Echo, Alexa, and its self-driving unit Zoox.