# Microsoft's Cost-Cutting Accelerates: 300+ More Jobs Axed in Fresh Wave

Microsoft isn't slowing down on headcount reduction. Just weeks after laying off 6,000 employees last month, the tech giant has now cut another 300+ positions, according to Washington state records flagged by Bloomberg.

Here's the scale: Microsoft had 228,000 headcount as of June 2024. The company is essentially trimming while doubling down on AI—a classic move of burning cash in one place to fuel the next big bet.

**The broader pattern:**
- 10,000 layoffs in January 2023 (HoloLens, hardware)
- 6,000 cuts announced last month
- 300+ this week
- Total: 16,000+ employees gone in less than 2 years

The math is simple—Microsoft is consolidating operations, killing underperforming divisions, and funneling resources into AI infrastructure and R&D. The company's betting that GPT integration and enterprise AI tools will generate more value per employee than maintaining bloated legacy teams.

Whether it sticks or becomes the "restructuring playbook" every big tech company copies in 2025 remains to be seen.