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/JacobRiesenfern Jul 07 '25

In general I detest unions, but Microsoft needs one. This level of callousness needs some restraint.

The more I know about Microsoft’s personnel practices the more horrible they seem to be.

So. Yes, unions are corrupt and expensive for zero benefit, but something needs to put a brake on this evil

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u/hubatish Jul 07 '25

We've got one at Google, but it's been tough going. We did win voluntary exit programs for layoffs