Microsoft’s recent retrench has hit software engineers the most difficult, such as the company pushes aggressively in AI-operated coding. according to a CNBC ReportTech veteran announced the cuts affecting around 6,000 employees globally. But internal data reveals a disturbing tendency: more than 40 percent of the trimmed software engineers in the state of Washington, according to one, according to one Bloomberg Analysis. Even more unstable? Some of these engineers were reportedly instructed to increase their dependence on the AI ​​tool, only later he helped change his roles as a lot of technology to get themselves out of a job.

According to a report by InformationJeff Hulas, who is overseeing a Microsoft VP 400 engineers, directed his team to use Openai-operated chatbot to generate up to 50 percent of his code-a good growth from A normal 20–30 percent AI contribution. Week later, his team was among those who lost their jobs as part of the retrenching process. Time raises uncomfortable questions: Was these engineers inadvertently train his own replacement? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has openly talked about AI, some projects have written about one third of the company’s code, formulating it as productivity success. But out of work suddenly for engineers, it is a rigid reminder of corporate priorities.

The trimming was not limited to the junior coder. Employees in excise management and technical program management roles were also caught in the crossfire, along with workers assigned to AI projects. For Startups, AI’s Microsoft director Gabrila de Quiroz publicly confirmed his dismissal, called it “Bitterwite” and expressed grief for the colleagues who “looked deeply, went up and beyond, and made a difference.” Meanwhile, the state’s filing suggests that customer-honor roles such as sales and marketing were largely spared.

Microsoft stated that restructuring management is about removing layers, but the number tells a different story. Washington had only 17 percent pruning manager, reflecting the company’s overall managerial ratio. The actual driver appears to be cutting costs between AI investments largely, including data center expansion and openai partnership.

Beyond the raw numbers, the trimming has provoked the protests, including an incident at Microsoft’s Build 2025 event, where an employee, who, disrupted the proceedings to condemn the company’s contracts with the Israeli government. For many engineers who lost their jobs, the most difficult part is knowing that they helped the Microsoft infection in AI-operated development, only it should be allowed to go.