[petilon]

It is a poorly executed process: "... the reduction of our overall workforce by 10,000 jobs through the end of FY23 Q3". So employees will have to live with uncertainty for the next three months!

[Prolixium]

Maybe they /want/ to see some increase in attrition due to the uncertainty. It's a very rough way of going about that, though.

[jjeaff]

That seems like a bad strategy since employees that are most in demand will be the first to find another job and leave.

[peanuty1]

Why would you quit when you'd get severance if you're laid off?

[pyuser583]

All employees get 60 days notice, so it seems like there will be 30 days of uncertainty. Maybe I'm optimistic.

[petilon]

That's not how it works. You won't be told 60 days before you are let go. You will be let go and then given pay for 60 days.

[sangnoir]

You are not disagreeing with gp: they are saying Microsoft will inform the people in 30 days, that's when they'll get a 60-day paid notice and the uncertainty ends. Hence the "30 days of uncertainty"

[pyuser583]

> 60 days’ notice prior to termination

[jjtheblunt]

Maybe some employees are told the project or division they work on will shut down months from now, so start looking internally for transfers?