May 7, 2009 by Jay Smith
Yesterday Microsoft made its latest wave of redundancies. The software giant is declining to specify how many were laid off exactly though it has revealed that half of the cuts were from inside the US with the other half coming from Microsoft offices and interests around the globe. The company also revealed that a further 1,200 staff will be lost within the US thanks to a Worker Adjustment and Retirement Notice (WARN).
It is thought that this second round of redundancies will take Microsoft close to the target of 5,000 redundancies announced in January this year. Worryingly for staff however, that might not be the end of the matter.
In an email to employees on Tuesday, Steve Ballmer raised the prospect of yet more job cuts in the future stating…
“As we move forward, we will continue to closely monitor the impact of the economic downturn on the company and, if necessary, take further actions on our cost structure including additional job eliminations.”
These mass job cuts are the first wholesale layoffs in the company’s history and mark a real change in culture as the company moves from a policy of aggressive expansion to a more cautious approach.
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