LAYOFF NEWS: Microsoft Lays Off Activision Blizzard and Xbox Employees #layoffs #jobmarket

Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox (primarily Activision Blizzard) this week.

Per the Wall Street Journal, customer relationship management (CRM) software giant Salesforce is laying off around 700 employees, or 1% of its total workforce.

Famed denim company Levi Strauss & Co. announced in their quarterly report released yesterday that they would be reducing their global corporate workforce by 10% to 15% in the coming months.

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