Microsoft is laying off "a small percentage of its workforce," as the tech sector continues to endure a turbulent period.

Microsoft’s overall headcount will not change much as it will soon fill the vacant positions, said the company’s spokesperson

Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.

Microsoft is reportedly planning to initiate performance-based job cuts across multiple departments. The news was first reported in Business Insider and later corroborated by CNBC. According to CNBC,

Redmond claims cuts are performance based Microsoft kicks off the new year with more job cuts, as fewer than 1 percent of employees reportedly face the axe.… As first reported by Business Insider, Microsoft is trimming its workforce again,

In the options pits, Microsoft stock has been popular with call traders. This is per its 50-day call/put volume ratio of 2.10 over at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE),

Microsoft is planning job cuts targeting underperforming employees. The reductions are happening across the company, including in its important security division.Microsoft Job Cuts: Why?Performance-based cuts are often backfilled by Microsoft,

Microsoft has announced new performance-based layoffs affecting less than 1% of its global workforce of 228,000 employees. The company’s focus on “high-performance talent” drives these actions, which span multiple departments,