After sacking 15000 employees, IT giant Microsoft sends strong message to remaining employees, says….

Layoffs are on the rise. Several IT companies are announcing a reduction in force, and Microsoft is no exception to the trend. So far this year, Microsoft has reportedly laid off more than 15,000 employees. Now, the tech giant has delivered a significant message to its remaining employees, telling them to continue to build their AI capabilities. This was disclosed in the companies internal communications. The statement comes after Microsoft has already had no less than four major layoffs this year. The most recent was for about 9,000 employees, including the Xbox gaming group and the sales team.

After 15000 layoffs, THIS IT giant sends strong message to remaining employees

The tech giant has now delivered a significant message to its remaining employees, telling them to ‘invest in their own AI skiling’. This was disclosed in the companies internal communications. According to the Times of India report, the statement comes after Microsoft has already had no less than four major layoffs this year. The latest round amounted to roughly 9,000 people laid off in mainly the Xbox gaming division and sales teams. In previous rounds, in May, approximately 6,000 people were laid off, and then several hundred in June.

Microsoft Developer Division President Julia Liuson recently told managers to consider the use of artificial intelligence when assessing overall performance and contribution. In internal emails obtained by Business Insider, Liuson also wrote that “using AI is no longer optional — it’s core to every role and every level.”

Microsoft’s performance expectations can vary across teams, but according to a person familiar with the subject, some teams are exploring the possibility of adding a more formal metric regarding the use of internal AI tools in employee performance reviews for the next fiscal year. The person spoke to the sensitivity of the issue and wished to remain anonymous. The source expressed that the measure is just one example of Microsoft’s increasing push to incorporate AI into everyday workflows.

Most of Microsoft’s recent layoffs took place among conventional sales functions, which the company intended to replace with more technical “solutions engineers” who can directly demonstrate AI tools to customers.

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