New Delhi, May 18 -- Tech giant Microsoft has confirmed the layoff of approximately three per cent of its workforce across various teams and geographies. In the wake of the announcement, affected employees and their families have taken to social media to express their distress. Among them, the wife of a long-serving Microsoft employee posted on LinkedIn, stating that her husband, who had been with the company for 25 years, was laid off after being "randomly selected by a computer algorithm."

"My husband has worked for Microsoft for 25 years. He was just laid off - randomly selected by a computer algorithm. His last day is this Friday - his 48th birthday," she wrote.

She further revealed that her husband is autistic and lives with multip...