Microsoft layoffs hit 16,000 this summer amidst $25 billion profits first 3 months of 2025

Even though the company’s raking in record cash, they’ve cut more than 15,000 jobs since May. While no memo was sent to employees about the mass layoff, CEO Satya Nadella finally talked about it in a memo to employees that got out to the public on Thursday.

Nadella admitted that the layoffs have been “weighing heavily” on him. He also admitted that it may appear aberrant cutting jobs when Microsoft’s doing so well, especially with the energy at the company shifting and big changes in tech.

He stressed that Microsoft is crushing it by every measure. The stock’s up, revenue’s growing like crazy, and they’re investing more than ever. Still, the layoffs happened.

 Read the full story at: The Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsofts-nadella-addresses-incongruence-between-huge-profits-layoffs/

 Originally published on July 24, 2025 at 4:45 pm