Microsoft’s L&D director fired after 30 years: ‘My work organization is a result of…’

Jeff Bogdan, director of learning and development (L&D) at Microsoft, suddenly lost his job after more than 30 years with the company. Days after he was fired, he shared his great experience at Microsoft on social media.

“My 33-year journey at Microsoft came to an end in February, and my job is no more,” Bogdan said in an April 15 LinkedIn post. “The job savings were the result of HR adopting the hub-and-spoke model of L&D that I had been proposing,” he said.

Bogdan is looking for a “second career” and “an easy start in consulting.”

According to his post, Bogdan played key roles in three Microsoft products: Windows Phone, Zune, and Windows 95. He said his “biggest accomplishment” came in the last two years when he pitched and won his L&D role at Windows.

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Read his full post below.

“My 33-year journey at Microsoft came to an end in February. When I was out of work, I spent the last two weeks at Microsoft saying a ‘proper farewell’ to my big second family. I was about to tell you.”

I then spent two weeks in Chelan, half with my family and the other half alone with my thoughts.

My entire MS career has been incredible. The three products of his that I’m most proud of are Windows Phone, Zune, and Windows 95. But the biggest accomplishment for me came during those two years when I pitched and won an L&D role at Windows. My premise was that after successfully spreading a “learn everything” mindset throughout the organization, it was time to spread a concomitant “teach everything” mindset. I focused on organizing his 2,000-person organization’s learning investments and coordinating them with learning and development services from the parent organization and central HR department.

The reduction in my job was the result of HR adopting the hub-and-spoke model of L&D that I had proposed. Sadly, When my department already had an L&D team in place, there was no place for me at the table.

After much consideration, I have concluded that I am far from being the “R-word.” There are still many things I would like to contribute. Now, the journey to find a second career begins.

Let’s start easily with consulting. I see consulting as a way to learn more about the industry and understand the areas where my expertise can best move it forward.

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