American IT giant Microsoft has announced that it will cut 10,000 people, or about 5% of its workforce, due to the effects of the economic slowdown.
This was revealed by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the 18th, posting a message to employees on the company's website.
Among them, CEO Nadella said that the reason for the reduction in personnel was that digital-related demand, which had increased due to the spread of telecommuting due to the spread of the corona virus, has calmed down, and that the impact of the economic slowdown in some regions of the world. He explained that he decided to reduce 10,000 people, which is about 5% of the employees, citing things such as being out.
The New York Times reports that this is Microsoft's biggest job cut in eight years.
In addition, the company said that it will cost 1.2 billion dollars, or more than 150 billion yen in Japanese yen, as costs related to personnel reductions such as payment of retirement benefits.
In the United States, since November last year
▽ Amazon has more than 18,000 people
▽ Old Facebook meta has more than 11,000 people
▽ Sales Force has announced a reduction of about 8,000 people one after another, and the economy is slowing down. As concerns grow, major IT companies are accelerating the move to reduce personnel.