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Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs by triceratops on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:10PM (#44447005)
How are they "importing" workers and still keeping them "offshore"?
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Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs by wonderwonder on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:29PM (#44447201)
The are doing both friend. I am currently the last US employee on my project with a fortune 250 company. Started off with 60 devs. Half onshore, half offshore. Now I am the last on shore dev. Still 60 devs total
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Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs by triceratops on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @03:10PM (#44447629)
So they've only offshored. Not imported.
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Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs by wonderwonder on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @03:11PM (#44447648)
My company yes. Other companies do both
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