Microsoft began laying off around 6,000 employees on Tuesday—nearly 3% of its global workforce—in its largest round of job cuts in over two years. The move comes as the tech giant doubles down on artificial intelligence investments and aims to streamline operations by reducing layers of management. The layoffs affect employees across all teams, levels, and geographies, with layoff notices already being issued. Despite reporting strong revenue and profits for the January–March quarter—beating Wall Street expectations—Microsoft has joined other major tech companies in cutting jobs amid growing economic uncertainty. Among those impacted was Gabriela de Queiroz, Director of AI at Microsoft. De Queiroz shared a heartfelt message on LinkedIn, expressing her sadness and shock at being laid off, despite her extensive contributions to the company. "Bittersweet news to share: I was impacted by Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs. Was I expecting it? Maybe. These days, no matter how hard you work, how much you advocate for your company, or how much visibility you bring—none of that makes you immune to restructuring," she said. Gabriela added, "Am I sad? Absolutely. I’m heartbroken to see so many talented people I’ve had the honor of working with being let go. These are people who cared deeply, went above and beyond, and truly made a difference." She revealed that although employees were instructed to stop work immediately, she chose to stay on briefly to say goodbye and wrap up ongoing tasks. Remaining optimistic, De Queiroz said she didn’t yet know what the future holds but trusts something good will come of the transition. "I’m an optimist at heart. That hasn’t changed. My smile, my gratitude, my belief that each day is a gift—that’s all still here." She also acknowledged the scale of the layoffs and offered solidarity to others affected: “To those also affected—you’re not alone. We are at least 6,000.” Microsoft has not commented on individual layoffs but has confirmed that the job cuts are part of broader structural adjustments. For more news like this visit The Economic Times.
微软刚刚裁掉了他们的AI总监，还包括另外6000名员工，这是这家科技巨头最新一轮重组的一部分。
一位在微软干了18年、把TypeScript性能提升了10倍的老员工，也在这次裁员名单中。
如果你还觉得自己的工作无可替代，那可能真的要重新考虑一下了。 太残酷了。
之前都是做些data scientist的活，2年前加入微软才开始搞所谓的AI团队管理，这又不是啥高端人才。。
甚至都不是做技术的活，貌似是向Startup推销微软AI的产品，扩大微软AI的生态圈。。 marketing + client service
很多人不理解Microsoft的title级别，Microsoft的头衔掺水比较严重，像这种Director顶多只能相当于其他大厂的Sr. Manager
没毛病， Director of AI 在整个大中华区，都翻译成总监
别想当然了，随便写，你随便给自己写一个title，看看会不会被你公司的HR教训
The layoffs affect employees across all teams, levels, and geographies, with layoff notices already being issued.
Despite reporting strong revenue and profits for the January–March quarter—beating Wall Street expectations—Microsoft has joined other major tech companies in cutting jobs amid growing economic uncertainty.
Among those impacted was Gabriela de Queiroz, Director of AI at Microsoft. De Queiroz shared a heartfelt message on LinkedIn, expressing her sadness and shock at being laid off, despite her extensive contributions to the company.
"Bittersweet news to share: I was impacted by Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs. Was I expecting it? Maybe. These days, no matter how hard you work, how much you advocate for your company, or how much visibility you bring—none of that makes you immune to restructuring," she said.
Gabriela added, "Am I sad? Absolutely. I’m heartbroken to see so many talented people I’ve had the honor of working with being let go. These are people who cared deeply, went above and beyond, and truly made a difference."
She revealed that although employees were instructed to stop work immediately, she chose to stay on briefly to say goodbye and wrap up ongoing tasks.
Remaining optimistic, De Queiroz said she didn’t yet know what the future holds but trusts something good will come of the transition.
"I’m an optimist at heart. That hasn’t changed. My smile, my gratitude, my belief that each day is a gift—that’s all still here."
She also acknowledged the scale of the layoffs and offered solidarity to others affected: “To those also affected—you’re not alone. We are at least 6,000.”
Microsoft has not commented on individual layoffs but has confirmed that the job cuts are part of broader structural adjustments.
For more news like this visit The Economic Times.
没明白和微软啥关系
看错了，以为说的是狗家的AI。
已经confirm此人在软家不是Director of AI了，是自封的