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Microsoft worker fired after over 30 years; reveals cause of layoffs

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An American multinational corporation and technology company, Microsoft has recently laid off an employee after over 30 years of service.

Jeff Bogdan, former Director of Learning and Development, Microsoft Windows shared the LinkedIn post saying, “My 33-year run with the wonderful Microsoft came to a close in February, when my job was eliminated.

“I spent the last 2 weeks at Microsoft trying to say a “proper goodbye” to my enormous second family. I then spent the 2 weeks that followed in Chelan, half the time with family and half the time in solo reflection. My entire MS career has been an incredible ride. The three products I am proudest of are Windows Phone, Zune, and Windows 95″, the post added.

The post further said, “But the biggest payoff for me came in these last 2 years, when I pitched and landed an L&D role in Windows. My premise was that, after successfully spreading a “learn-it-all” mindset throughout the org, it was time to spread a “teach-it-all” mindset to accompany this.”

“I focused on organizing the learning investments for a 2,000-person org and then worked to align that with learning & development offerings from our parent orgs and central HR”, the post added.

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Explaining the reason for the layoff he said, “My job elimination was the result of HR adopting the hub & spoke model for L&D that I was pitching. Sadly, when my division already had their L&D team in place, there wasn’t a seat at the table for me.”

“After abundant reflection, I have concluded that I am nowhere close to the “R-word”. There is still so much that I want to contribute. So now begins the journey of finding my second career. The simple start is via consulting. I’m seeing consulting as a way to learn more about the industry and understand where my expertise can best advance the industry”, the post concluded.

The post can be read by a click here.

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Sheenu Pradhan
Sheenu Pradhanhttps://sightsinplus.com/
Sheenu Pradhan, Editor Content, SightsIn Plus. She has over 8 years of experience in human resources. Prior to this, she has been associated with Wictor Chemicals India, Wipro, and Shakti Plas Industry.