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Microsoft layoffs: Read the email Xbox CEO Asha Sharma sent employees

Fast Company 06 July 2026 1h ago
Microsoft layoffs: Read the email Xbox CEO Asha Sharma sent employees
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Last month, there were murmurs that “ major job cuts ” were coming for Xbox. Now, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 roles, with 1,600 impacting its Xbox division today. In an email to employees, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma called it “the most significant restructuring in Xbox history.” In the email , Sharma said she “made the difficult decision” to cut 3,200 roles—including the 1,600 cut today—by the end of the
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