Workday, a business software that handles payroll and human resources management for thousands of prominent companies, suffered a major outage Friday, joining Microsoft in experiencing a shutdown this week.

The platform manages services for 11,500 companies.

"Workday is currently unavailable," the platform signaled when users tried to gain access. "We are experiencing a service interruption. Your service will be restored as quickly as possible."

"We apologize for the inconvenience. If you are a Workday customer and require additional assistance please contact the Workday Administrator within your organization. Otherwise, please check back…

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