Microsoft’s second largest job cut: coders, manager, and others who are being asked to leave
According to documents reviewed by Bloomberg, Microsoft’s recent phase has given software engineers the most difficult task, with more than 2,000 posts in the state of Washington terminate coding professionals.Tech veteran on Tuesday announced that it would cut a company of about 6,000 workers, which represents less than 3% of its 228,000-individual workforce. Washington state data represents approximately one-third of the total trimmed.Along with product management and technical program management positions, about 30% of Washington Cuts, project management roles for Bloomberg’s report were also greatly influenced.Re -shaping the AI Equipment Developer Task Force.Microsoft in the form of pruning invests heavily in artificial intelligence technology that begins to automate aspects of software development. CEO Satya Nadella revealed in April that AI now writes up to 30% code in some Microsoft projects.“We continue to implement the company required for the best position for success in a dynamic market,” said Microsoft spokesman.The company has checked the costs, while the AIs have been put in the AI Infrastructure simultaneously, allocated about $ 80 billion to the data center in this financial year.
Management layers targeted despite “delay” claims
Although Microsoft implicated cuts as an attempt to “reduce management layers”, Bloomberg’s analysis suggests that only 17% of the people placed in Washington were classified as managers – equal to their representation in the company’s overall workforce.According to the person familiar with the case, Cuts also influenced some AI project managers, while relatively low customer-honored employees in sales and marketing were influenced.Microsoft involves re -shaping its workforce around AI capabilities in other technical companies. Salesforce plans to reduce engineering recruitment in 2025 due to the use of AI, while working days was announced in February, it will continue to recruit strategic AI areas despite a widespread cuts.Microsoft refused to comment on the specific distribution of trimming in the job categories.
