Microsoft announces a massive 25% voluntary buyout layoffs program. This is an absolute bombshell in the tech sector

This is not another 10k layoffs at Amazon which is like not even 3% of its employee

This is not 5% of Netflix

This is 25% of all employees at Microsoft. Absolute bombshell.

While I support the H-1B program’s purpose of filling genuine skills gaps, my experience in the tech industry has left me concerned about how it is sometimes used. It is difficult to see U.S. workers laid off while companies continue hiring through a program intended for roles where qualified domestic talent is unavailable. It is sad fewer and fewer new grads will be able to find a tech job