After Microsoft's 60K layoffs, pundit predicts 50-60% headcount cuts at big companies
krishnan · x · 2026-10-27
Reacting to Microsoft's roughly 60,000 layoffs (framed as buyouts), krishnan predicts this is just the beginning: Microsoft will shed 50-60% of headcount within 1-2 years, and the same goes for other big companies — any company implementing AI properly will cut redundancies. The claim is his own speculation, not company-confirmed.
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