GoKawiilMicrosoft offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees
Microsoft is offering a Voluntary Exit Offer to roughly 60,000 employees at vice president level and below across select teams in the US, Canada, India and the UK, according to Business Insider and Bloomberg reports. Workers in data centers, sales and marketing are excluded, and those who accept will reportedly get benefits similar to a standard severance package. Chief People Officer Amy Coleman described the offer in an internal note as giving employees 'a new choice' to leave with support.
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The scale of the offer suggests Microsoft is trying to reshape its workforce without resorting purely to layoffs, which could help manage morale and legal exposure while still shrinking headcount. It follows an earlier buyout program for retirement-age staff where more than 30% accepted, hinting that voluntary exits may be becoming a preferred cost-cutting tool as the company redirects spending toward AI infrastructure.
- About 60,000 employees across the US, Canada, India and UK are eligible for Microsoft's new buyout offer
- Data center, sales and marketing staff are excluded from the program
- The offer follows an earlier retirement-age buyout where over 30% of eligible workers accepted
Source: techcrunch.com — Aisha Malik, 2026-10-26
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