IT companies' workforce reduction

 Microsoft (MS), a major US IT company, has reportedly planned to cut thousands of jobs, mainly in its sales department, as part of cost-cutting measures associated with its massive investment in the artificial intelligence (AI) field.

 The company explained that other departments besides sales may also be targeted for cuts and that the announcement date is subject to change.

 In May, MS announced that it would cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs, equivalent to about 3% of its global workforce. According to Bloomberg, the cuts targeted technical positions, while customer-facing roles such as sales were not affected. As of June 2024, MS had approximately 228,000 employees, of which about 45,000 were in sales and marketing departments.


 Regarding personnel cuts at IT companies, Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.com, stated on the 17th of this month that the company expects a reduction in the number of employees in its corporate division, primarily in administrative roles, over the next few years due to improved operational efficiency resulting from the adoption of generative AI.

 After reading this article, I thought that we are now in an era where advances in AI are affecting employment.

Refference:https://www.sankei.com/article/20250619-F4DOZOHPZNKIFLB4KSZNBTGDUU/

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  1. Hiroto2025年6月19日 19:01

    It is sad that the evolution of AI is reducing the number of human jobs.

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  2. Kanna2025年6月19日 22:01

    I was surprised Microsoft had such a large number of employee. I was also shocked AI has reduced employment by 6,000 to 7,000 people. I thought that AI would have an increasingly significant impact on employment.

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  3. Ibuki2025年6月19日 23:05

    The evolution of AI never stops.

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