Judson Althoff, a senior management of Microsoft, said in a recent presentation that artificial intelligence vehicles provide significant productivity increases throughout the company. Stating that productivity has increased in more than one department such as sales, customer service and software engineering, Althoff emphasized that the call center operations have been saving more than $ 500 million only last year. These statements showed how the company’s financial success is intertwined with artificial intelligence -oriented transformation. However, this situation aroused different repercussions by the employees.
Just a few days before Microsoft’s statement, it was announced that he parted about 9000 employees. This figure represents the third bulk dismissal wave in 2025. The number of employees who have been dismissed throughout the year has approached 15,000 in total. It is noteworthy that the company explains profits at historical levels and goes to such a comprehensive shrinkage.
Microsoft reduces the number of employees and profits rise
This savings statement made in the shadow of layoffs was considered as insensitivity by some circles. Particularly economically, leaving so many people unemployed in such a strong period has become a question that was questioned in terms of employee commitment and public perception. In addition, the Xbox Game Studios producer Matt Turnbull’s LinkedIn, but later erased sharing also enlarged the debate. Turnbull suggested that they were dismissed with artificial intelligence vehicles such as chatgpt and Copilot to alleviate their mental burden.
Although this suggestion is aimed at support, this kind of guidance was found insensitive to many people. Because individuals who have lost their jobs can be comforted by the technologies offered by the employer. At this point, it still remains unclear whether the layoffs are directly related to the replacement of human labor of artificial intelligence. On the other hand, the desire of companies to establish more efficient and cost -oriented structures in the process after the pandemi may affect these steps.
In addition to all these, Microsoft’s planning to invest $ 80 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure during 2025 shows that the orientation of technology will continue rather than human resources. These investments are not limited to the hardware side; At the same time, the world’s leading artificial intelligence researchers with high salaries to add the effort to add. In the future, the company will spend millions of dollars on more artificial intelligence engineers, but will not show the same interest to mid -level managers or support personnel. This points to a new priority in the company’s strategy.
Microsoft’s first quarter financial data shows the economic equivalent of this orientation. The company closed this quarter with a profit of 70 billion dollars and a profit of 26 billion dollars. In the same period, the market value rose to $ 3.74 trillion, and Microsoft crossed Apple and took place only behind Nvidia. Although this powerful financial picture shows that the company’s current policies have been found in the presence of investors, it offers a complex picture in terms of its employee perspective.
Some employees do not deny the fact that artificial intelligence -supported systems increase productivity. However, concerns that these systems cause a decrease in the number of employees within the company and weakening of job security. This makes a growing gap between technology and labor force visible. In the long run, this imbalance can lead to more questioning of technology companies not only in economic but also in terms of social responsibility.