Satya Nadella seeks to reassure Microsoft employees in layoffs memo
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Summary
After a wave of layoffs affecting up to 9,000 employees, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has sent a memo to all employees addressing the dismissals and the company’s future direction.
While expressing gratitude to those affected, Nadella did not rule out further redundancies.
Microsoft’s headcount is “relatively unchanged” despite the cuts, Nadella claimed, and the company is investing heavily in CapEx.
He outlined three key business priorities for Microsoft: security, quality, and AI transformation, the latter being key to the company’s future success, according to Nadella.
Employees expressed concern that the redundancies are creating a culture of fear, but Nadella urged employees to maintain the “growth mindset” culture as the company transforms.
Microsoft is looking to leverage AI to serve the company’s “mission” of “imagining a world where any person or any organisation can make AI more accessible and valuable to everyone.