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Massive Job Cuts Are Reportedly Coming For Microsoft Employees

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hope-you-don't-work-at-nokia dept.

mrspoonsi (2955715) writes with news that Microsoft is reportedly planning a major staff reduction that would top Steve Ballmer's record 5,800-head layoff in 2009. From the article: The reductions — which may be unveiled as soon as this week — will probably be in areas such as Nokia and divisions of Microsoft that overlap with that business, as well as marketing and engineering, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public.

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  1. of course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They have to pay for microsoft licenses for each employee. Of course they are going bust.

  2. Re:You don't need so many workers by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Watch your mouth. Broken microsoft products account for massive amount of I.T. payrolls world wide!

  3. Re:You don't need so many workers by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, many people don't want to work with Linux, given the abysmal choices of desktop environments, each with their own style of suck.

    I've one word for you. Metro.