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Microsoft CEO's memo explaining why there are layoffs while making profits

by newbie578 on 7/25/25, 11:56 PM with 4 comments

• by bn-l on 7/26/25, 1:51 AM

  > "This is the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value," Nadella wrote. "Progress isn't linear. It's dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding. But it's also a new opportunity for us to shape, lead through, and have greater impact than ever before."

  Can someone translate this?

• by leakycap on 7/26/25, 12:39 AM

  > I want to express my sincere gratitude to those who have left.

  Layoffs aren't people leaving. You sent them away, to put it kindly.

  Any goodwill I had to be open to what he had to say dissolved when I read this BS line.

• by JojoFatsani on 7/26/25, 3:16 AM

  We’re like a family!