Microsoft
revealed it was releasing 18,000 jobs of its workforce on July 17th. It’s the
largest layoff in the company’s history. In addition to the announcement of the
massive layoffs, Microsoft has also informed thousands of its contract
workforces that they will be touched by the job cuts as well. Though this may
not appear as severe of a blow as the cuts are for employees, it’s essential to
understand just how many contractors this policy will affect. How much will
these drastic changes affect the culture, and more importantly, the viability
of Microsoft?
Due to the recent events, the company will no longer be
considered as a secure place of full-time and contract employment, the company
must make immense modifications to guarantee that it can sustain the loyalty of
its employees, or jeopardize tumbling downward in the face of other technology
companies that will certainly take full advantage of the newly unemployed
talent currently seeking professional refuge. The layoffs are considered a
reformation as the company shifts its focus from electronic programs such as
Office and Windows products into phones and mobile devices. [more...]
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