☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> Corp. is planning to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/axe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>axe</span></a> thousands of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a>, particularly in sales, as part of the company’s latest move to trim its workforce amid heavy spending on <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>.</p><p>The cuts are expected to be announced early next month, following the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter. The reductions won’t exclusively affect <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SalesTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SalesTeams</span></a>, and the timing could still change, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss a private matter.</p><p>The company declined to comment. </p><p>The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/terminations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terminations</span></a> would follow a previous round of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a> in May that hit 6,000 people and *fell hardest on <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/product" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>product</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> positions,* largely sparing customer-facing roles like sales and marketing.”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WhiteCollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteCollar</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ZeroHourWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroHourWork</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SoftwareEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineering</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-18/microsoft-planning-thousands-more-job-cuts-aimed-at-salespeople" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-06-18/microsoft-planning-thousands-more-job-cuts-aimed-at-salespeople</span></a>&gt; (paywall)<br>/ &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/C1GhO" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/C1GhO</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt;</p>