Uh Oh: Microsoft Replaced Xbox Support Staff With Volunteers

<img src="https://https://static3.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/weekly-xbox-deals.jpg" /><p><a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/xbox/"><strong>Xbox</strong></a> users might soon notice some big changes with support for the console: Microsoft recently laid off much of its Xbox support staff and replaced it with unpaid volunteers.</p><p>This affected a group of 12 people who worked for the Xbox support Twitter account, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/xboxsupport" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@XboxSupport</a>, which many Xbox users turn to when they need immediate help and answers about their systems. Although the support team technically worked as contractors for Microsoft, most of the work they did occurred in that company's offices. Now the support staff behind the Xbox support Twitter account are unpaid Xbox fans, volunteers who get paid with rewards and opportunities to win prizes.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/microsoft-xbox-support-staff-volunteers/">Uh Oh: Microsoft Replaced Xbox Support Staff With Volunteers</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/microsoft-xbox-support-staff-volunteers/">Uh Oh: Microsoft Replaced Xbox Support Staff With Volunteers</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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May 29, 2018 at 11:05PM