Microsoft announced on 13 May that it will lay off over 6,800 employees, around 3% of its global workforce of 228,000. The move is part of a broad restructuring strategy aimed at staying agile in a fast-evolving tech environment. These job cuts are not performance-related and affect roles across levels, teams, and regions.

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• 6,800+ jobs to be cut, 3% of Microsoft’s workforce
• Affects global teams across all roles and locations
• Not due to performance; part of reorganization plan
• Company aims to adapt to AI, cloud, market shifts
• Follows 10,000 layoffs in 2023, now largest since then
• Focus on streamlining operations, flattening management
• Tech layoffs trend continues—CrowdStrike also cut 5% staff
• Microsoft still profitable, $25.8B net income last quarter
• Analysts say move is proactive, not financial distress
• Reflects growing automation, tech-sector consolidation