The cuts at Microsoft reflect an overall trend across the tech industry, with over 80,000 positions eliminated in 2025, according to one count.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella didn’t send a company-wide memo when the software maker laid off as many as 9,000 employees earlier this month. Now, Nadella is finally addressing what’s on many Microsoft employee’s minds: layoffs.

Microsoft’s AI transformation fuels record growth but leaves 15,000 job cuts and emotional fallout, as Satya Nadella redefines empowerment.