Microsoft has confirmed another round of job cuts, which will affect more than 2,000 employees

Recently, citing foreign media, according to people familiar with the matter, Microsoft plans to launch a new round of layoffs around the world, focusing on those employees who are not performing well, and the specific scale of layoffs is not yet clear. Although Microsoft is keeping quiet about the exact number of layoffs, many of the affected jobs are expected to be replaced by new positions, meaning that the overall number of employees at Microsoft will not change much. A spokesman for the company has confirmed the job cuts, saying they are a continuation of job cuts over the past two years. In a statement, a Microsoft spokesperson said, "At Microsoft, we are always focused on hiring high performers. We are committed to the personal growth and learning of our employees. When employees do not perform as expected, we take the necessary steps to respond." According to people familiar with the matter, Microsoft is following its rivals in taking a tougher approach to performance management. The cuts are widespread, including in the vital security sector. Microsoft has made several rounds of layoffs in the past two years, and in January 2023, Microsoft announced a plan involving 10,000 employees, as part of the technology industry's widespread cost-cutting measures at the time, which accounted for about 5% of the company's total staff. Since then, Microsoft has continued to make a number of small layoffs across teams, products and divisions. Especially after Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the Xbox division also experienced a degree of layoffs. The confirmed layoffs have attracted widespread attention, and it remains to be seen how the move will affect Microsoft's employees and overall operations. . (from the original home of SMT BBS, reprint please indicate the source: http://bbs.smthome.net/read-htm-tid-516583.html).