Overview
- Microsoft is laying off about 9,000 employees, under 4% of its 228,000-strong workforce, in its latest round of reductions.
- This marks the company’s third major workforce cut in 2025 after 6,000 roles were eliminated in May and roughly 300 more in June.
- The latest wave targets customer-facing sales and marketing roles and includes about 200 job losses at King alongside cuts at ZeniMax.
- Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff begins a planned eight-week sabbatical and is set to resume his duties in September.
- The restructuring is designed to remove management layers and redirect investment into AI and data-center expansion.