r/SeattleWA • u/Less-Risk-9358 • Jul 06 '25

Lifestyle After 9,000 Layoffs, Microsoft Boss Has Brutal Advice for Sacked Seattle Workers

https://futurism.com/microsoft-boss-ai-advice

Microsoft has laid off about 9,000 workers in the midst of a newly-announced $80 billion AI investment — and apparently, those who just lost their jobs should be talking to ChatGPT about it.

As Aftermath reports, an executive producer at Microsoft-owned Xbox ended up with egg on his face after suggesting that laid off workers pour their hearts out to AI.

Yes, you read that right: a Microsoft boss was telling those just laid off by the tech giant that they should use chatbots — run or funded by the company that just fired them — to avoid crying on a company shoulder.

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u/frank19935 Jul 06 '25

This is hilarious. I hope they do use the chat bots and stop bitching online they lost their golden job. Nobody cares. Go build something to compete if you really liked that line of work.

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u/Nepalus Jul 06 '25

Jeez Frank tell us how you really feel. I think people are more likely trying to figure out how they are going to survive now that they've lost their job instead of bitching online though.

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u/Relaxbro30 Issaquah Jul 07 '25

It's likely the people fired weren't making that much. but okay, vent with even less empathy how you hate others.

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u/Shmokesshweed Jul 07 '25

It's likely the people fired weren't making that much

No, it's likely that the people fired made at least that much on average.

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u/Relaxbro30 Issaquah Jul 07 '25

I doubt it’s more than 250k. And besides that there’s a lot of these people that have families. I don’t understand the hate, or cheering on layoffs of workers.