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LisaM

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2. One of the layoffs was a good friend of mine.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 11:47 PM

Jul 25

He loved working at Microsoft, he loved his team, and he expected to retire from there in a few years. He was completely blindsided by being laid off, which came within a few days of his mother's death.

There are human beings attached to these layoffs.

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Microsoft CEO addresses layoffs in memo to employees amid strong earnings [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 25 OP

I am losing my ability to comprehend bucolic_frolic Jul 25 #1

One of the layoffs was a good friend of mine. LisaM Jul 25 #2