Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees

Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by oldstrangers on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @03:31PM (#34418474)

What sort of system exists for these monster layoffs that they can just (relatively) quickly patch the hole left by removing 11,000 people? I can't comprehend what that looks like logistically.

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by applejacks on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:13PM (#34419236)

My understanding is that this is a ~5% decrease in employees? Pretty easy to imagine losing 1 person in your 20 person department. Really depends on the "who", which tends to get lost in headlines consisting of large numbers.

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Re:Microsoft to lay off 11,000 employees by ddalex on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:28AM (#34428835)

It can be either (whole product/teams get cancelled) either horizontal (lowest rated 5%). Usually both, with the critical teams get extra headcount

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