Earlier this week, Microsoft stated that it was laying off less than 3% of its workforce, or around 6,000 employees, reports Reuters. The reports also noted that the cuts will be across all levels and geographies and are likely the largest since Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees in 2023. The company let a compact number of staff go in January over performance-related issues, but the new cuts are not related to that. The company, which had 228,000 workers as of June last year, regularly utilizes layoffs to prioritize staffing in its main focus areas.
According to India Today, Amazon has laid off around 100 employees from its Devices and Services unit, which oversees products like Echo speakers, Alexa, Kindle, and Zoox self-driving cars. The report also stated that the layoffs were necessary for better tarreceive and streamline operations.
IT giant Google has also been slashing its workforce following the mass layoffs in 2023. Earlier this month, the company cut around 200 jobs from global business unit, reports The Information, as quoted by Reuters. In a statement, the company stated that it was creating a compact number of modifys across teams “to drive greater collaboration and expand our ability to quickly and effectively serve our customers.”
In January 2023, Google-parent Alphabet announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce. It had 183,323 employees as of December 31, 2024, according to a filing in February.
Among other major job cuts, Facebook-parent Meta laid off about 5% of its “lowest performers” in January, while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, reports Reuters.
Big Tech Layoffs 2025: What’s behind this? What is the reason?
According to multiple reports, huge tech players have been redirecting spconcludeing towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas.
Leave a Reply