Microsoft's Chief People Officer Amy Coleman told staff the company is offering voluntary exit packages to roughly a quarter of its workforce, covering select employees at level 70 and below in the U.S., U.K., Canada and India. A company spokesperson said the terms mirror standard severance, including tenure-based pay, stock, health care and career services, and that eligibility was set by individual organization leaders, excluding groups like sales.
kuow.org
· 2026-10-26
Microsoft has introduced a voluntary buyout program for workers in several of its large business divisions, giving them a limited window of a few weeks to decide whether to accept. The move is part of the company's broader effort to cut costs.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-26
Microsoft announced a voluntary exit offer for eligible employees at experience level 70 or below in the U.S., Canada, India and the U.K., covering roughly 60,000 workers, or about 27% of its 223,000-person workforce. Employees must decide by December, with departures effective Dec. 31, and some marketing, sales and engineering teams reportedly opted out of participating.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-26
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