The tech giant has laid off more than 15,000 people this year, while still awaiting approval for thousands of foreign workers.

Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday. The company declined to say how many people would be laid off

The company is cutting up to 9,100 jobs, hitting Xbox and gaming teams hard. Microsoft is making a new round of deep cuts to its workforce, eliminating 9,000 jobs company-wide. The company began notifying employees of the layoffs,