The new year is starting off with a whopper of a rumor. Reports state that Microsoft is planning to cut 15,000 jobs, i.e around 17 percent of its workforce, on January 15. Previous rumors stated Microsoft would look to cut 10 percent of its global workforce.
While economic conditions make it likely that Microsoft would restructure, some observers, like Henry Blodget, believe the rumored number to be very high and unlikely. Should the company make cuts, the unit most likely to get hit the hardest is MSN search. Profitable units within the company are not likely to see any job cuts.
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I believe most of the people that will be affected are those in their international/ regional branches especially in their marketing outlets. Come to think of it, those people earn pretty high salaries and allowances not commensorate to their inputs and i also think that won’t really affect Microsoft’s overall turnover.
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