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wnevets on Sept 20, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft to shut London Skype office putting 220 ...

Probably means some people are getting fired and others are being merged into other teams.

enraged_camel on Sept 20, 2016 [–]

>>Probably means some people are getting fired

I think the proper term in this case is "laid off", since the company is eliminating those positions by closing that particular office.

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