From elsewhere in this thread: > Recently[1] Microsoft laid off several thousand domestic employees while simultaneously hiring a couple thousand employer-spon

From elsewhere in this thread: > Recently[1] Microsoft laid off several thousand domestic employees while simultaneously hiring a couple thousand employer-sponsored-Visa workers. > > [1]https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-layoffs-2026-xbox-h1b-visas-ai-jobs-12162205 https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-layoffs-2026-xbox-h1b-vis... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457077