By NewsCord
Publication Date: 2026-10-26 23:19:00
Buyouts for 60,000
Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Amy Coleman wrote in a blog post that “The Voluntary Exit Offer is new for us,” and she said Microsoft would “keep helping people focus on the work that matters most, build new skills and, where it makes sense, find new opportunities across Microsoft.” Microsoft said the voluntary exit offer was available to eligible employees in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the company said employees must be at the vice president level or below to qualify.
Microsoft reported it had approximately 223,000 full-time employees at the end of June, and it said the buyout program was a limited period of time. Microsoft’s plan also followed earlier workforce reductions, including a July cut of 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, and a May plan to offer buyouts to about 8,750 people in…
