Shocking news for Microsoft Employees !!

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As part of its previous announcement regarding offloading 2,850 employees by June 2017, Microsoft may soon cut 700 more jobs. Most of the 2,850 roles that may be cut have already been eliminated. The upcoming cuts won't be specific to any single group but will be spread across the company's worldwide offices and business units, including sales, marketing, human resources, engineering, finance, operations so on. 

Microsoft has a workforce of about 113,000 people. The company is still hiring with over 1,600 job openings posted on social medias. Under its Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has witnessed several rounds of layoffs, including cutting nearly 7,400 jobs in its last fiscal year -- primarily from the smartphone business. The largest ever layoff in history ofMicrosoft was 18,000 jobs in 2014, including 12,500 associated with the Nokia handset and services business it acquired.