Sorting is believed to be part of the company-wide reorganization attempt in Microsoft.
According to recent reports, Microsoft is about to engage in another round of trimmed, and especially the Xbox gaming division will face notable employees’ cuts. Reporting suggests that this planned pruning is part of a company-wide reorganization that will affect most sales departments, but will also eliminate thousands of current jobs.
Microsoft’s alleged latest batch came through trimmed BloombergWho spoke to the sources familiar with the company’s plans. It will see that many thousands of jobs are on the line, and it was mostly ready to be salespersons. However, it was also revealed that the Xbox gaming division would also be affected.

Source: Microsoft
If it proceeds as per the plan of the trim, it will be the fourth major trim of Microsoft in a year and a half. Out of those sorting was once early this year, when the group cut about 3 percent of its employees or about 6,000 to 7,000 posts. Furthermore, this latest possible pruning comes almost immediately after when Microsoft announced that it spent about $ 9.7 billion in Q3 FY25 on stock buyback and investor dividends.
Eyes will be on Microsoft next week because we see if these alleged tries actually pass. As we wait to see what happens and which groups it affects, stay on the subject of Microsoft in Shacknews for further updates.