Microsoft rumored to be cutting jobs in 2009

WinInfo | at | by Mike

While Microsoft publicly claims that it is still hiring during the current economic slowdown--when, in fact, it is doing nothing of the kind--some bigger problems may be in store for current employees of the software giant: According to rumors, Microsoft will cut massive amounts of staff for the first time in mid-January, part of an effort to reduce redundancies and cull the chaff. And let's face it, given the size of the company, I'm sure there's plenty of chaff.