San Francisco: Microsoft last week cut another 1,000 of its workforce, mostly in sales and customer service teams.
The new layoffs are on top of the 10,000 jobs the tech giant planned to shed earlier this year, according to an Insider report citing sources.
However, it is a regular practice for Microsoft to change at the start of a new fiscal year, which began on July 1, the report noted.
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Microsoft has reportedly shut down its “Digital Sales and Success” group, a sales and customer service team.
“The company also eliminated the role of customer solutions manager, moving some, but not many, employees into another role called customer success account management,” the report said.
The job cuts also affected engineering project managers and marketing department employees.
Last week, reports surfaced that Microsoft had laid off 276 employees, mostly in customer service, support and sales teams, in a new round of job cuts.
“Organizational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of operating our business,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement.
“We will continue to prioritize and invest in strategic growth for our future and in support of our customers and partners,” the spokesperson added.
Leading professional networking platform LinkedIn has revealed several job cuts targeting customer support and sales jobs across teams.
In May, Microsoft cut 158 jobs in Washington state that were not part of the 10,000 previously announced.
According to reports, more than 2,700 Seattle-area workers were affected by layoffs announced earlier this year.
The tech giant had more than 220,000 employees (as reported earlier this year).
