Microsoft News: Microsoft Layoffs Continue

Microsoft Layoffs Continues
In January 2009, for the first time in its history, Microsoft Corp. announced it would cut some 5,000 jobs over the year as the company witnessed a drastic decline in revenue. The company suffered an 11 percent drop in profit, leaving many Microsoft workers unemployed and in need [...]

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Microsoft Layoffs Finished Ahead of Schedule!

Microsoft layoffs go the extra mile
Microsoft confirmed that it’s laying off 800 more employees today. Along with that announcement come a couple of fun facts: not only are they ahead of their June 2010 deadline, they are ahead on numbers of people they planned to lay off!
So I guess laying [...]

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More Microsoft Layoffs hit on Cinco de Mayo

Round two of Microsoft Layoffs 2009 begins
Happy Cinco de Mayo, Microsoft employees. You may have an additional reason to indulge in some tequila, and that reason might be a pink slip. Microsoft bid about 3,000 employees “adios” today as it continued its goal of completing 5,000 Microsoft layoffs by June [...]

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Microsoft Layoffs: Payday Loans needed

One of world’s richest companies cuts jobs
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For the first time in the company’s 34-year history, Microsoft Corp. is making massive layoffs. The company will cut 5,000 jobs, it announced Thursday.
Demand for personal computers has fallen dramatically during the recession. The company has [...]

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