In January Microsoft announced that about 5,000 workers would be laid off over the next 18 months. The first wave was 1,400 and most ofmicrosoft those were in the US operations of the company. cnet reports that notices went out yesterday to another 3,000 Microsoft employees that their jobs would be going away.
"As we move forward, we will continue to closely monitor the impact of the economic downturn on the company and if necessary, take further actions on our cost structure including additional job eliminations," Ballmer said in the memo, which was seen by CNET News.
"As part of the plan we announced in January to reduce costs and increase efficiencies, today we are eliminating additional positions across several areas of the company," Microsoft said in a public statement confirming the cuts. "While job eliminations are always difficult, we are taking these necessary actions in response to the global economic downturn."
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