Microsoft is restructuring and will lay off 6,000 workers

Microsoft is going to let go of 6,000 workers because the company needs to restructure. This comes after Skype was shut down after decades.

The American multinational tech company Microsoft has said it will be letting go of about 6,000 workers, or about 3 percent of its global staff.

The news came out in a report on Tuesday from the company, which had 228,000 employees as of June 2024.

A Microsoft representative said that the cuts are part of a plan to restructure the company in a strategic way.

A spokesperson for the company said, “We are continuing to make the organizational changes that are needed to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace.”

“One goal is to cut down on the number of levels of management.” The new job cuts have nothing to do with success.

The news comes after the company decided to shut down Skype, a groundbreaking video and chat service that had been running for more than 20 years. Microsoft told users on February 28 that the service would be ending and suggested that they switch to Microsoft Teams to keep their friends and chat history.

When Skype confirmed the shutdown, they also said what the move would mean:

“The platform that brought people together around the world for almost 22 years has come to an end.”

Microsoft said that users would have until January 2026 to move or transition their data before it was deleted permanently. The company stressed that this move is in line with its goal of making communication tools easier to use.

It’s been almost a year since Microsoft said it would cut 10,000 jobs, or about 5 percent of its workforce, because of “changing customer priorities and macroeconomic conditions.” The latest layoffs show that the company is still adapting to a market that is changing quickly.