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Microsoft planning thousands of job cuts aimed at salespeople, Bloomberg News reports

  • Microsoft is set to reduce its workforce by thousands of positions, primarily within the sales department, with the company likely to make the announcement shortly after the close of its fiscal year.
  • These proposed job reductions come after multiple waves of workforce reductions beginning in 2022, driven by substantial investments in artificial intelligence and initiatives to optimize employee numbers.
  • The May layoffs affected about 6,000 employees, mostly in product and engineering roles, while this new round will also reorganize the sales department.
  • Microsoft employed roughly 228,000 workers as of June 2024, including over 45,000 in sales and marketing, and plans to spend around $80 billion this fiscal year on AI infrastructure.
  • The job cuts suggest Microsoft aims to increase agility and reduce management layers as part of aligning teams with strategic growth amid accelerating AI integration.
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