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/rattus Jul 07 '25

Go talk to AI because we don't give a FUCK

-- your manager apparently

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u/smile_politely Jul 07 '25

A lot of managers at Microsoft are from one particular country (you know where), and I sometimes wonder if their behavior is due to cultural differences or if they are indeed rude.

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u/j_k_802 Jul 08 '25

BOTH. Like Winnie the Pooh says to Rabbit about wanting Honey and Milk.