Another new year, another round of layoffs at Microsoft
www.theregister.com
Redmond claims tiny cuts are performance based

„Less than 1%” = up to 2880 people.

    • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
      15·
      9 months ago

      So like, to impress their shareholders that they’re cutting the fat? Aren’t they going to lose time retraining?

      Or do you mean by hiring a new class, like they’re getting rid of workers for cheaper one?

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        It is a combination of the following: they would rather take a chance on a new employee than a poorly trained existing employee; they need to keep the ability to train people by constantly needing to train people; it keeps the existing workers on their toes.