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Microsoft announced the dismissals and reduction in jobs at the company in January 2023. The terminations at Microsoft still continue, which resulted in 10 thousand job cuts at the company. Geek Wire reported that it will impact around 276 people in its home state of Washington.

Most of the workers were expelled from its customer service, sales, and support. Around 66 staff members of the 276 employees were working remotely. Many distressed employees from the Washington division were also moved to LinkedIn.

Former Microsoft employees are going to LinkedIn to find new jobs. It is strange for Microsoft to drop its manpower just a week after the beginning of its fiscal year 2024. A spokesperson for the company also informed a news outlet about the issue.

The Recent Move of Termination

He said workforce and organizational alterations are an essential and standard portion of managing the company’s business. The tech giant will continue prioritizing and investing in strategic development areas for its future. The firm is also supporting its customers and partners.

Regina Chen (a former technical trainer) said Microsoft recently announced a move of termination affecting a number of workers. However, this news has directly discouraged the most impacted. The move also shows a chance for the company’s growth and transformation. Modification is a certain part of our professional life.

Robi B (a former IT solutions leader) said she received termination ahead of her first anniversary at the company. She said it is a special note to those who were affected today by a termination move. This doesn’t describe you and it is still unbelievable that you are fired.

HoloLens and LinkedIn to Start 2nd Round of Termination

The software giant announced its massive job termination in January 2023. Microsoft mainly alleged it on over-hiring and macroeconomic situations. CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, also delivered his words in an email. He said the company was expelling thousands of workers as a consequence of macroeconomic conditions and altering customer priorities.

The letter said the company will continue to hire in major strategic sectors and terminate functions in some areas. Microsoft is constantly cutting jobs through divisions after the layoff announcement. However, HoloLens, Xbox, LinkedIn, and many others will be laid off in the next few months.

The tech giant is massively investing in the AI sector, on the other hand, especially through Bing Chat. This year, some big tech firms including Microsoft have also terminated thousands of employees. The layoffs tracker “Layoff.fyi” said 839 tech firms have terminated a total of 2, 16,328 workers in 2023.

Massive Termination from Google and Twitter

The tech industry is now moving across a broken time. Major tech firms such as Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and many others have terminated thousands of global workers in recent days. However, most of these firms are showing multiple moves of terminations. The reports said Microsoft is one of these firms laying off hundreds of workers in the United States.

Reports also said that Microsoft has dropped 559 more jobs. These jobs were dropped from the security operations department in Redmond and Bellevue. The Seattle Times reported that the termination moves the total number of terminations to 2743 in Seattle.

This move came after the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, announced the initial move of termination in January 2023. The firm followed the announcement and cut 10,000 jobs and accused the evaluative macroeconomic conditions. Amazon and Meta have announced their 2nd move of dismissal and removed thousands of jobs globally.

Bing AI Chatbot from Microsoft

Nadella also informed employees in an email in January 2023. He said the company is discharging thousands of workers as an outcome of the macroeconomic environment and modifying customer precedence. The company is terminating jobs in some key areas and will continue to hire in major tactical fields.

The CEO of Microsoft also stressed the significance of developing a new computer platform using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence. The company is also focusing on organizations in every industry and geography exercise attention. He said some parts of the world are in a downturn and other parts are weighty.

The tech giant is currently concentrating on developing its recently launched Bing AI chatbot in cooperation with Open AI. Keep in mind that it is the founder of the famous ChatGPT. The latest Bing AI is slowly releasing to all users. However, users will also need to confirm they contain a Microsoft ID.

Meanwhile, the company is also enabling users to log in with their phone numbers easily.

• Users will just need to open Bing on the browser.
• Go to the Chat option located at the top left side to access Bing Chat.
• Users can now get access to the new Bing.
• You can use ChatGPT’s powered new Bing AI for free.
• The latest update also enables the new Bing AI to create AI photos.
• You need to enter the right prompts.
• Chatbot will generate images according to the requirements.