Here is some news that does not please: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoftjust shared a statement revealing the short and long term strategy of his company. What must be remembered is that Microsoft will lay off about 10,000 people within a few weeksand this affects all sectors.
For the moment, only 800 employees have received their layoff notices, but by the end of next March, 10,000 members of Microsoft will be kicked out in totalwith all the same a severance pay, medical coverage for six months, career transition services or even the continuous acquisition of shares for half a year. Microsoft account as a reminder more than 220,000 employeesthis wave of dismissals will therefore affect 5% of the workforce.
According to The Vergeamong these 10,000 employees fired by Microsoftthere would be people working on the web browser edgethe mixed reality headset HoloLens (used in specific sectors), as well as developers from 343 Industries (Halo) and Bethesdabought in 2020. A decision that will clearly not help the validation of the acquisition ofActivision-Blizzard, still pending approval. By the way, as stated BloombergJoe Staten, who had joined 343 Industries in 2020 to complete the development of Halo Infiniteleaves the studio… to join Xbox Publishing.
In his press release, Satya Nadella explains that these layoffs are due to the COVID-19 pandemic : the digital sector exploded in 2020, giving wings to major players such as Microsoftbut customers are now paying more attention to their spending, forcing the firm to adapt.
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