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Microsoft FIRES 9,000 Sales Reps
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2025-07-11 05:00
Workforce Restructuring - Microsoft laid off 9,000 employees, replacing general salespeople with solutions engineers [1] - The company is prioritizing product knowledge over relationship-based sales, reflecting a shift in customer expectations driven by AI [3][4] - The company aims to replace employees lacking product expertise with those who possess it [4] AI Impact on Sales - An estimated 30% to 40% of sales representatives focused on initial calls could be replaced by AI [2] - AI is raising the bar for customer expectations, diminishing the value of generalist salespeople [3] - The industry anticipates AI to significantly impact the sales landscape, necessitating specialized knowledge [1][2]
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TylerD 🧙♂️· 2025-07-10 01:46
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-08 01:40
Australian business conditions jumped as sales, profitability and employment surged while confidence also climbed https://t.co/ZmZBIxBMaE ...