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Back in the real world, "Microsoft Layoffs Continue Into 5th Consecutive Month": https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-layoffs-continue-into

Back in the real world, "Microsoft Layoffs Continue Into 5th Consecutive Month": https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-layoffs-continue-into-5th-consecutive-month/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-la... There's no reason to covertly plot convoluted "backdoor layoff" schemes when they're openly doing layoffs on a regular basis. "Backdoor layoffs" is a silly meme loved only by the sort of people prone to falling for conspiracy theories.

int_19h 1y ago
On the contrary, if anything, it's evidence in support of the point. It shows that Microsoft desires to trim its employee rolls. Now if you do a proper layoff, you have to pay people quite a lot of money. So if you can make at least some of them leave on their own, that's substantial savings.
- ThrowawayB7 1y ago
  "Hey, let's increase our operating costs by over a hundred million per year _forever_ by doing RTO for a one time savings of a few million in severance packages of people who leave voluntarily." said nobody ever. Thank you for highlighting again how comedic these conspiracy theories are.