Microsoft not to rehire ousted employees for two years, considers departures ‘good attrition’

Microsoft has implemented a two-year ban on rehiring of employees who are let go for performance reasons, according to an internal document seen by Business Insider. The move is part of a broader shift in the company’s approach to performance management and employee retention.

The company is designating these job cuts as “good attrition”. This term mirrors Amazon’s “unregretted attrition” metric, which sets a target for the number of employees an organisation is willing to lose each year.

The move is the latest indication that the tech…