Some of the cuts have already come. Unfortunately, two of my friends at MSFT have already been given notice. They're bright, talented people and they'll be fine

Some of the cuts have already come. Unfortunately, two of my friends at MSFT have already been given notice. They're bright, talented people and they'll be fine long run, but it's devastating in the short term since they've worked very hard, gotten good reviews, and essentially just rolled poorly on their saving throw vs disaster.