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Microsoft Lays Off 62 Test Engineers

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“Microsoft is laying off 62 test engineers in the second round of cuts hitting Windows testers in the past five months.

The company has recently sent test work overseas, but a spokeswoman denied that’s a factor. She said automation, not globalization, led to the cuts.

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Microsoft notified the employees Tuesday and Wednesday last week, and the layoffs took effect Friday. The testers were given the option of staying, with pay, for six weeks while they look for other jobs in the company. “

Read more at The Seattle Times.

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