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When Microsoft introduced in January the provider was cutting five,000 careers, it wasn;t obvious how many waves it will get to realize that count. It looks such as the cuts aren;t completed but, determined by an original report of November four layoffs by TechFlash along with a follow-up by PaidContent.
(PaidContent is reporting Microsoft will minimize 800, citing a corporation spokeswoman. It seems like those being minimize will be notified starting right now. I;ve asked Microsoft to confirm this report and have yet to hear back again. and have gotten a contact back again confirming the 800 figure.)
Microsoft officials haven;t been willing to present a tally when asked for a count as to how a number of work opportunities had been reduce by specific dates. The very first round of layoffs was 1,400. At that time, Microsoft officials stated to anticipate the “net headcount … to decline by 2,000 to 3,000 over the next 18 months.” (Some of those let go would be hired in other divisions, plus Microsoft planned to continue to hire in particular divisions, like Online Services, officials explained.)
In May,Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2007, Microsoft made its second major wave of cuts but officials wouldn;t say how numerous individuals were let go. At that time, CEO Steve Ballmer mentioned that Microsoft reserved the suitable to lower more than the originally announced 5,000, if need be.
(Since then,Windows 7, Microsoft has shed a couple of thousand employees by selling Razorfish,Microsoft Office 2010 Pro, but is set to acquire up to one,000 Yahoos if and when its Yahoo partnership is consumated.)
Microsoft has been making cuts across the board — in sales, marketing and the product groups. Products and teams from Flight Simulator, to Office Accounting, all have been hit.
So is Microsoft accomplished? Wall Street analysts have been bullish about the company;s cost-cutting measures — maybe bullish enough to spur more.
In Microsoft;s 10-Q statement, filed at the end of October, business officials implied layoffs were over. From that statement:
“In January 2009, we introduced and implemented a resource management program to reduce discretionary operating expenses, employee headcount, and capital expenditures. As part of this program, we introduced the elimination of up to 5,Office 2010 Professional Plus,000 positions in research and development, marketing, sales, finance, legal,Office Standard 2010, human resources, and information technology by June 30, 2010. We have now finished this program and reduced our overall quantity of positions by approximately five,000 and headcount by approximately four,600.”
It;s unclear if the beancounters had taken into account the new wave of 800 as part of these figures or if this week;s cuts are heading beyond the four,600 who;ve been let go already.
Update: Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos said that prior to these days;s announcement, Microsoft already had lower five,000 positions but only 4,600 people, since about 400 of those cut found new positions at the business. He mentioned it;s not clear how several of the 800 minimize these days might be rehired. He stated that Microsoft has now minimize five,800 positions total since January and indicated that — while no 1 is prepared to say definitively that no more cuts are coming — Microsoft has exceeded its headcount reduction commitments.
Also no word however on which teams/groups are part of this week;s cuts. If I listen to more, I;ll update this post.
Update No. 2: Don Dodge of Microsoft;s Emerging Business team is 1 of right now;s casualties.