Microsoft Initiates Layoffs Again at the Start of the New Fiscal Year, Including a Technical Project Manager with 15 Years of Service

Microsoft's fiscal year begins on July 1 each year. As such, the company has entered the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. Unexpectedly, Microsoft has once again carried out layoffs at the start of this new fiscal year.

According to information released by GeekWire, the layoffs at Microsoft have affected multiple teams and employees across various office locations. However, Microsoft has not disclosed the specific scale of the layoffs.

In an official statement, Microsoft said:

"Organizational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and routine part of managing our business. We will continue to prioritize and invest in strategic growth areas for the future, as well as support for our customers and partners."

On LinkedIn, Cory Albert, a Technical Project Manager for Microsoft's Field Service Engineering, revealed that he had been let go. Albert had worked at Microsoft for 15 years and mentioned that his position was terminated immediately due to changes in business direction and environment.

Front-end Engineer Kenny Krosky was also among those laid off. He shared this news on X/Twitter and is actively seeking new opportunities as a front-end engineer.

As in the past, Microsoft offered internal job opportunities to those affected by the layoffs, meaning that if other teams needed staff, laid-off employees could transfer. However, given the layoffs, most teams likely do not have open positions, making it difficult for most affected employees to continue working at Microsoft.

Microsoft has frequently laid off employees in recent years, including last month's layoffs of 1,000 people in Azure cloud computing and HoloLens mixed reality departments; in January of this year, 2,000 people were laid off from the Microsoft gaming department, among other significant layoffs.

Through restructuring and layoffs, Microsoft aims to maintain profit margins while increasing capital expenditures. Reducing human resource costs is the primary choice for Microsoft and most other companies, which is also why other tech giants are similarly downsizing.