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Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs

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209 points htrp | 1 comments | 02 Jul 25 13:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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shadowtree ◴[02 Jul 25 15:14 UTC] No.44444750[source]▶
This pairs well with:

1 - Microsoft investing 3bn USD in India-based developers: https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-invest-3-bln-ex...

2 - Microsoft having 4700 H1B filings for fiscal 2025: https://www.myvisajobs.com/employer/microsoft/

Utterly predictable behavior by Satya Nadella.

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amendegree ◴[02 Jul 25 15:50 UTC] No.44445232[source]▶
Not to hate on immigrants… but shouldn’t H1B’s be the first on the chopping block of layoffs? Hard to imagine all those H1Bs are so unique that others already employed can’t replace them.
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1. sershe ◴[03 Jul 25 06:29 UTC] No.44452219[source]▶
I was on L1 (with Canadian PR, so it wasn't totally critical for me) during 2010 or so layoffs/firings, and I've heard rumors that they were trying to spare H1s/L1s because it's a giant pain to get fired as one. I don't think it's related to paycheck; after being encouraged to relocate from Canada (on PR i.e. not dependent on the job) to the US (on L1 i.e. worse than H1) my paycheck went up a bunch for the same job.