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Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by Adesiji77(op): 8:44am On Jul 31, 2015

Microsoft on Thursday sacked 34 (85 per cent) of the 40 employees in the Nigerian office of its phone division.

The sacking came 24 hours after the company’s latest Windows 10 was made available in Nigeria and 189 other countries.

Although, Windows 10 is now available as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1 operating systems or with new personal computers and tablets, industry experts said it would leave about 15 million Nigerian payments cards prone to hacking.

Employees at the Nigerian office were silent on the matter, but a source said that the downsizing was part of the global decision of Microsoft to streamline its phone division.

The source said the sacking was in line with the massive layoff of workers “sweeping through the global offices of Microsoft’s phone division.”

The Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft, Satya Nadella, had said in a memo to all Nigerian employees in late June that the company needed to make some “tough choices” in areas that were not working.

The memo had stated that 7,800 jobs would be cut from the mobile division working on Windows Phone hardware.

http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/microsoft-unit-fires-85-of-nigerian-workers/ davide470, lalasticlala

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by agabaI23(m): 8:47am On Jul 31, 2015

Nawa oo
This one na Tsunami. Hopefully they have enough experience to start up something or get another job quickly.

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Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by monkvirus(m): 8:48am On Jul 31, 2015*

shit happens. wow i made fp. MTN everywhere u go.

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by Nobody: 8:49am On Jul 31, 2015*

Too bad, see the reason why everyone must acquire a skill to be self sufficient and also try to invest as much as possible when high on cash instead of buying new cars and clothes to show off and taking random girls on expensive dates

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Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by Acegoals: 8:55am On Jul 31, 2015

Really tough! The Nigerian economy situation and general world economy downturn must have played a major part...

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by AutoCarTracker(m): 9:15am On Jul 31, 2015

Hmmm people loosing job when there is no job. Smh

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by idongesit88: 9:15am On Jul 31, 2015

Not 4 nigerians

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by ammyluv2002(f): 9:15am On Jul 31, 2015

Sack news everywhere sad

sad

sad

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by kennyman2000(m): 9:16am On Jul 31, 2015

Hmmmm..

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by mrvitalis(m): 9:16am On Jul 31, 2015

When u got the right skills u won't face all this shits

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Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by natas22: 9:16am On Jul 31, 2015

Its good to have your own business
www.

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Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by Agimor(m): 9:17am On Jul 31, 2015

Shm

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by MansaMoussa: 9:17am On Jul 31, 2015

Chinekeeeeeeee!

How this my Guy wan take do am now? His Wedding is Next Week shocked

shocked

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Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by willian10: 9:17am On Jul 31, 2015

Make dem go meet tecno grin

grin

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by sammyj: 9:18am On Jul 31, 2015

cheesy

When Nigerians are not patronizing their mobile product this is expected to happen.!!! cheesy

cheesy

shocked

grin

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Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by dopechoks(m): 9:18am On Jul 31, 2015

cry

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by Harzan(m): 9:18am On Jul 31, 2015

Additional 34 members to NAUG, hmmm, I go better. Wish them well.

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by papaejima1: 9:19am On Jul 31, 2015

What?
Adams Oshiomhole must hear this.

We must picket Microsoft office until they recall our people... undecided

undecided

undecided

undecided

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by UncleSnr(m): 9:20am On Jul 31, 2015

Who uses windows phone in Nigeria? Just few, so that area isn't working.

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by Ajikpako: 9:20am On Jul 31, 2015

Omoh! See gbege.

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by seangy4konji: 9:21am On Jul 31, 2015

its nothing.

Re: Microsoft Nigeria Sacks 34 Workers In Phone Division (Out of 40) by Dygeasy(m): 9:21am On Jul 31, 2015

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