2024 has seen two mass layoffs at Microsoft, with 1900 staff laid off in January, before a further 650 Xbox employees were shown the door in September.
Regardless, Microsoft’s shares are up and the company’s market value is now higher than $3tn, as it works to capitalise on the rise of AI.
That’s roughly 30k for every employee laid off
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79,000,000 / 2,550 = 30,980
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Gotcha, sounds like we’re measuring two different things then
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If they were software engineers, they saved $200,000+ per person laid off
That’s how he makes dem big bux, by telling other people to fuck off
Typical and most people in the US view CEO’s as heroes. US income distribution is on the same level as fucking Russia.
He deserves it. He made the deal to own 49% of OpenAI, which is quickly becoming one of the most valuable companies of all time.
