Microsoft layoffs hit 830 workers in home state of Washington

Microsoft's job cuts affected a wide swath of employees in the company's state of Washington

Nearly a dozen game design workers in the state were part of the layoffs, along with three audio designers and two mechanical engineers

The company hoped to reduce redundancy as it conducted the layoffs, according to a person with knowledge of the matter

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Ben Kriemann | Getty ImagesAmong the thousands of Microsoft employees who lost their jobs in the cutbacks announced this week were 830 staffers in the company's state of Washington

Nearly a dozen game design workers in the state were part of the layoffs, along with three audio designers, two mechanical engineers, one optical engineer and one lab nician, according to a document Microsoft submitted to Washington employment officials

There were also five individual contributors and one manager at the Microsoft Re division in the cuts, as well as 10 lawyers and six hardware engineers, the document shows

Microsoft announced plans on Wednesday to eliminate 9,000 jobs, as part of an effort to eliminate redundancy and to encourage employees to focus on more meaningful work by adopting new nologies, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC

The person asked not to be named while discussing private matters

Scores of Microsoft salespeople and game developers have since come forward on social media to announce their departure

In April, Microsoft said revenue from Xbox content and services grew 8%, trailing overall growth of 13%

In sales, the company parted ways with 16 customer success account management staff members based in Washington, 28 in sales strategy enablement and another five in sales compensation

One Washington-based government affairs worker was also laid off

Microsoft eliminated 17 jobs in cloud solution architecture in the state, according to the document

The company's fastest revenue growth comes from Azure and other cloud services that customers buy based on usage

CEO Satya Nadella has not publicly ed on the layoffs, and Microsoft didn't immediately vide a the cuts in Washington

On a conference call with analysts in April, Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said the company had a "focus on cost efficiencies" during the March quarter