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2024 has seen two mass layoffs at Microsoft, with 1900 staff laid off in January, before a further 650 Xbox employees were shown the door in September.

Regardless, Microsoft's shares are up and the company's market value is now higher than $3tn, as it works to capitalise on the rise of AI.

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 98 points 1 week ago (11 children)

That’s roughly 30k for every employee laid off

[–] NRay7882@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's some real bald-headed behavior if you ask me.

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