Microsoft’s third wave of layoffs are hitting employees supply chain, artificial intelligence and internet of things (IoT) roles.
Vole announced that it would be laying of 10,000 employees in three waves and this wave is across various levels, functions, teams and geographies.
The tech giant said that 689 employees have been permanently laid off in Redmond, Bellevue and Issaquah offices.
In February, Microsoft informed Washington state that 617 employees were let go. That same month, Microsoft notified the state of California that 108 employees were let go, according to state records.
In January, Microsoft informed Washington state that 878 employees were cut, bringing the total number of employees let go in the state to 2,184.
Despite Microsoft’s recent headline-grabbing AI investments and products, the vendor has shut down its AI-powered automation effort Project Bonsai and laid off the team, according to a LinkedIn post by the head of product and business strategy and chief operating officer for business AI incubations – whose time with Microsoft totals more than 20 years across three different periods.
