- Microsoft would have planned thousands of people during its new fiscal year
- More than 6,000 workers have already lost their jobs this calendar year
- Income is increasing and Microsoft is worth more than 3.5 billions of dollars
Microsoft is preparing to reduce thousands of jobs as part of its reshuffle during cost reduction while the company continues to spend big for AI.
A new Bloomberg The report indicates that if it was confirmed, layoffs could be announced in early July after the fourth quarter of the company and the end of the financial year on June 30, 2025.
The sales teams could be the most affected, but layoffs could extend over other departments while Microsoft seeks to reduce employment expenses.
Microsoft Set for more layoffs
The company has already cut thousands of workers during these post-countryic years.
In May 2025, he reduced 6,000 of his workers, which was equivalent to around 3% of his 228,000 enrollment, in order to reduce ineffectures by removing the levels of intermediate management. 305 other workers have lost their jobs this month, with 14,000 roles affected in 2023 and 2024.
In April 2025, Microsoft declared that it would outsource sales to small and medium -sized customers to third -party companies – an indication of changes that would occur next month.
Despite generalized job losses, Microsoft continues to work well financially. In the last quarter, he declared a 13% increase in revenues to $ 70.1 billion. He currently has the title of the most precious company in the world, with a market capitalization of 3.569 billions of dollars.
At the time, the financial director Amy Hood said that the workforce of the global company was 2% from one year to the next, but slightly down the quarter, suggesting constant fluctuations.
Techradar Pro asked Microsoft to confirm workers’ dismissal plans after the end of the current quarter, but we did not receive an immediate response.
Although very disappointing for business workers, Microsoft employees are not the only ones to face uncertainty. Key competitors like Amazon and Google have also brought regular adjustments to their workforce to optimize costs and outings.
