Microsoft started its fiscal yr by asserting it'll fireplace extra employees.

The firm introduced Monday that along with the ten,000 workers who have been let go in January, an unspecified variety of employees will lose their jobs within the coming days.

While the precise variety of workers leaving the corporate is unclear, Microsoft filed a memo Monday saying 276 folks will probably be minimize from the corporate’s dwelling workplace in Redmond, Washington.

Several gross sales and customer support representatives introduced on social media that they misplaced their jobs following Microsoft‘s choice this week, indicating the layoffs could also be affecting solely lower-level workers.

Microsoft‘s latest wave of firings is par the course for the tech trade this yr. Giant firms like Amazon, Apple, Meta and Google have all had large layoffs. Executives are attempting to slim their workforces after bringing in additional assist throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as the price of labor and rates of interest improve.

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