Microsoft employees are reportedly eyeing a departure within the wake of mass layoffs and other unpopular moves by the tech giant.
Only 47% of Microsoft employees said they’d stick with the corporate in the event that they received a comparable job offer from one other company, according to the outcomes of a May internal survey called “Each day Signals”.
The grim number marked a significant drop from November, when 70% of Microsoft employees said they’d stick with the corporate in the identical scenario, according to Insiderwho got a screenshot of the most recent results.
A Microsoft spokesperson reportedly “disputed” the figures cited by Insider, but acknowledged that the variety of employees who said they’d stay if offered a job fell from November to May.
The spokesperson added that around 400 employees from the corporate’s global workforce of greater than 200,000 employees typically respond to the survey.
The Post contacted Microsoft for further comments.
An apparent morale crisis at Microsoft has developed after the corporate announced around 10,000 layoffs in January as management looks to shave costs given the volatile outlook for the tech sector.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described the cuts as “difficult but essential”.
Microsoft also reclassified its remaining workforce in May after announcing that full-time employees wouldn’t receive pay increases this yr.
The corporate also reduced the stock bonus and rewards budget, according to Insider.
Since last yr, Microsoft has also been urging its distant staff to return to the office, reportedly setting an internal standard that staff must be in a physical office at the least 50% of the time.
Microsoft is not the only tech giant to be turned down by disgruntled employees.
Google faced internal criticism from some employees earlier this month after revealing plans to implement office attendance requirements.
The corporate has began to track worker badge shifts, with poor attendance may impact individual performance rankings.
Elsewhere, indignant Amazon employees recently staged a strike in protest of the corporate’s push to return to the office and its climate policies.