Microsoft comms lead says Xbox layoffs "were not made to replace employees with foreign workers" in response…
Microsoft communications lead Frank Shaw clarified that recent Xbox layoffs, affecting 1,600 employees initially and planned to reach 3,200, were not made to replace workers with foreign H-1B visa holders. Shaw stated the workforce changes were necessary to restructure the Xbox business, which he described as unhealthy, and emphasized that the H-1B visa figures mentioned are company-wide and not specific to Xbox. He also highlighted that Xbox is the largest employer of American workers in the gaming industry.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Game: id Software
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Game: Dishonored
- Company: Xbox
- Person: Frank Shaw
- Game: The Elder Scrolls 6
- Game: Bethesda
- Person: Asha Sharma
- Topic: H-1B Visas
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