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title: "According to reports, Microsoft plans to lay off thousands of sales personnel"
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description: "According to foreign media reports, due to significant investments in artificial intelligence, Microsoft plans to lay off thousands of employees, primarily focusing on sales personnel. The report indicates that Microsoft is expected to announce the layoff plan early next month, and the layoffs may not only affect the sales team, with specific timing possibly subject to change. This round of layoffs follows the previous layoff of 6,000 employees in May, which primarily targeted product and engineering positions, while customer-facing roles such as sales and marketing were largely unaffected"
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# According to reports, Microsoft plans to lay off thousands of sales personnel

According to foreign media reports, due to significant investments in artificial intelligence, Microsoft (MSFT.US) plans to lay off thousands of employees, primarily in sales.

The report indicates that Microsoft is expected to announce the layoff plan early next month, and the layoffs may not only affect the sales team, with specific timing possibly subject to change. This round of layoffs follows the previous layoff of 6,000 employees in May, which primarily targeted product and engineering positions, while customer-facing roles such as sales and marketing were largely unaffected

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