Microsoft trims layers of management to boost team agility, with business units like Xbox and LinkedIn also affected by the organizational changes.

Microsoft layoffs 2025 have shocked the tech world, as the company cuts 6,000 jobs—around 3% of its global workforce. Even Gabriela de Queiroz, Microsoft’s Director of AI for Startups, wasn’t spared.

Microsoft announces layoffs affecting 3% of its workforce while investing over $80 billion in AI infrastructure

Nearly 50% of the employee layoffs at Microsoft’s Washington office affected staff in software engineering roles, as the company has started to rely more on

Layoffs are once again casting a shadow over Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters. The company has confirmed it’s letting go of 3% of its global workforce, a move

Microsoft is cutting roughly 3% of its global workforce as the company shifts more resources toward the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

Layoffs at Microsoft have been announced despite positive financial results, leaving employees alarmed over the future of work.

Although Microsoft did not name Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a cause of the axing, it undoubtedly has had a role to play. Once AI is implemented within operations, IT firms — both services and products — will get flatter.

Gabriela de Queiroz, Microsoft’s AI director, was among 6,000 employees laid off. She shared a heartfelt post on X, expressing optimism and support: “To those affected - you’re not alone.