Microsoft is planning job cuts across multiple divisions, including its security sector, as part of a broader strategy to prioritize high-performance talent and address underperforming employees.

Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a press briefing on the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments,

Microsoft has announced new performance-based layoffs affecting less than 1% of its global workforce of 228,000 employees. The company’s focus on “high-performance talent” drives these actions, which span multiple departments,