Microsoft To Cut 100s Of Eastside Jobs
This July 3, 2014, file photo, shows the Microsoft Corp. logo outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash (AP Photo Ted S. Warren, File)R...
This July 3, 2014, file photo, shows the Microsoft Corp. logo outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash (AP Photo Ted S. Warren, File)REDMOND, WA — Redmond-based Microsoft is the latest tech behemoth in Puget Sound to announce upcoming layoffs, confirming on Wednesday it planned to cut 10,000 jobs — roughly 5 percent of its global workforce.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent a letter to employees, published on the company's blog Wednesday, outlining a shift in strategy amid economic uncertainty and changing consumer habits.