{"id":151135,"date":"2026-07-06T10:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/microsoft-set-for-new-round-of-job-cuts-next-week-spanning-xbox-sales-and-consulting-geekwire\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:01:29","slug":"microsoft-set-for-new-round-of-job-cuts-next-week-spanning-xbox-sales-and-consulting-geekwire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/microsoft-set-for-new-round-of-job-cuts-next-week-spanning-xbox-sales-and-consulting-geekwire\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft set for new round of job cuts next week, spanning Xbox, sales and consulting \u2013 GeekWire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft is preparing to cut thousands of jobs next week, continuing to rein in operating costs as the company pours unprecedented sums into AI infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Business Insider broke the news<\/a> Tuesday afternoon, saying that the cuts will impact less than 2.5% of the company\u2019s global workforce of about 220,000 people. It includes not just Xbox, where cuts have been signaled for weeks<\/a>, but also layoffs in sales and consulting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GeekWire confirmed the details of the report with a person familiar with the company\u2019s plan. Microsoft isn\u2019t commenting on the report.<\/p>\n

The timing follows a familiar pattern. Microsoft often restructures its operations around the close of its fiscal year on June 30, and the cuts would come just as the new year begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The reductions were bigger last year. Microsoft laid off more than 15,000 people in two rounds of cuts a few weeks apart: about 6,000 in May 2025<\/a>, then around 9,000<\/a> (roughly 4% of the company at the time) in early July 2025.<\/p>\n

One difference this year: Microsoft\u2019s first-ever voluntary retirement program<\/a>. About a third of the approximately 8,750 eligible U.S. employees took the buyout, reportedly allowing the company to cut a smaller share of its workforce through layoffs than a year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n