New Delhi, May 15 -- In what is considered Microsoft's largest round of layoffs since 2023, the tech giant has laid off approximately 6,000 employees-accounting for around 3% of its global workforce. Among those impacted is Gabriela de Queiroz, a Director of AI within the Microsoft for Startups division. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), de Queiroz shared the "bittersweet news" and reflected on the experience.

"Bittersweet news to share: I was impacted by Microsoft's latest round of layoffs," she wrote. According to her LinkedIn profile, de Queiroz joined Microsoft in 2022 as a Principal Cloud Advocate and transitioned into the Director of AI role in 2023.

In a follow-up post, she expressed sadness over the scale of the layoffs, noting, "...