Top Xbox Employee in India Exits as Part of Microsoft Layoffs
- Microsoft announced layoffs of about 4,800 employees globally, including nearly 1,600 in the Xbox gaming division, amid restructuring efforts for financial sustainability led by CEO Asha Sharma.
- Microsoft has approval to hire 2,273 workers under the H-1B visa program this year, with additional applications pending, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services data.
- The layoffs and continued H-1B hiring led to public criticism accusing Microsoft of favoring foreign workers over American employees; Microsoft denied these claims, stating the cuts were based on business needs and affected H-1B workers as well.
- Political figures such as Republican Representative Riley Moore criticized the H-1B visa program following the layoffs, calling for its end over concerns about American workers being replaced, while a federal investigation into H-1B visa fraud is ongoing.
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