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On Thursday, a week after former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates argued for amnesty and for an unlimited number of high-tech guest-worker visas, Microsoft announced it would slash 18,000 jobs.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promised his employees that "we will go through this process in the most thoughtful and transparent way possible." Analysts told USA Today that the number being let go was "larger than expected."
The "vast majority" of employees will reportedly be notified "within the next six months" and "earn severance and job transition help in many locations." Microsoft employs 125,000 people.
Microsoft wants to bring them here to take your job. Apple sends your job to them in their country.
originally posted by: xuenchen
Microsoft is going to cut around 18,000 jobs beginning 6 months from now.
They currently employee 125,000 people.
Wonder what the problem is ?
originally posted by: xuenchen
Microsoft is going to cut around 18,000 jobs beginning 6 months from now.
They currently employee 125,000 people.
Wonder what the problem is ?
In the meantime, Bill Gates is pressing for more guest-worker visas.
Hmmm.
On Thursday, a week after former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates argued for amnesty and for an unlimited number of high-tech guest-worker visas, Microsoft announced it would slash 18,000 jobs.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promised his employees that "we will go through this process in the most thoughtful and transparent way possible." Analysts told USA Today that the number being let go was "larger than expected."
The "vast majority" of employees will reportedly be notified "within the next six months" and "earn severance and job transition help in many locations." Microsoft employs 125,000 people.
M icrosoft to Slash 18,000 Jobs Week After Bill Gates Pushed for Unlimited Guest-Worker Visas
Another "Coincidence" ??
About two-thirds of the cuts would come from its phone and tablet staff, which bulged after former CEO Steve Ballmer agreed to buy Nokia Corp.'s NOK1V.HE -0.81% handset business last fall.
Mr. Nadella also halted work on a line of Nokia smartphones powered by the Android operating system, which had put Microsoft in the position of supporting the software of rival Google Inc.
originally posted by: xuenchen
Microsoft is going to cut around 18,000 jobs beginning 6 months from now.
They currently employee 125,000 people.
Wonder what the problem is ?
In the meantime, Bill Gates is pressing for more guest-worker visas.
originally posted by: DarkSecret
originally posted by: xuenchen
Microsoft is going to cut around 18,000 jobs beginning 6 months from now.
They currently employee 125,000 people.
Wonder what the problem is ?
In the meantime, Bill Gates is pressing for more guest-worker visas.
I hope this will reduce the pressure on upping the guest-worker visas - plenty should be freed up soon. After all M$ employs a lot of them. Heck even their CEO is one!
Unless this is a scheme to fire the natives and then hire cheaper imported work, on visas. Might explain why Bill Gates wants more of those...