Over the course of the 19th century, the word science became increasingly associated with the scientific method itself, as a disciplined way to study the natural world, including physics, chemistry, geology and biology.
In July 2014, Microsoft announced plans to lay off 18,000 employees. Microsoft employed 127,104 people as of June 5, 2014, making this about a 14 percent reduction of its workforce as the biggest Microsoft lay off ever. It will include 12,500 professional and factory personnel.
Microsoft âs 90,000 employees are to receive a company-wide pay increase, in the latest escalation of the war for talent among technology companies.he pay increases, announced on Thursday in an internal e-mail by Steve Ballmer, chief executive, are aimed particularly at software engineers at the early stage of their careers and mid-level employees with expertise that is in short supply.