Microsoft is laying off its third wave of 18,000 employees it announced it would cut over the course of a year.



From All About Microsoft:

The cuts of approximately 3,000 employees today are believed to be largely support staff in human resources, finance, sales and marketing and IT. They are part of the 18,000 employees Microsoft officials said back in July that they'd be laying off over the course of a year.

In July, Microsoft announced the planned cuts of 18,000, with 12,500 of those cuts coming from employees Microsoft acquired as part of its acquisition of Nokia's handset and services business. The second round of those cuts, totaling about 2,100 employees, hit in September.

  Microsoft cuts another 3,000 employees as part of its layoff of 18,000