Personal Experience :
Azure literally saved my Job , When my colleagues were laid off/Salary reduced because they were stuck in their home country during covid ( They were in pre-sale for cloud which usually include travelling ) . including me for Eid holidays , The privilege that you can work from anywhere literally saved my job. Also Microsoft was very supportive in Covid times , it launched a program for certification who were effective by Covid and discounted price of certification where i upgraded my skills and got increment later.