Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees globally
Original titleMicrosoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees
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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. The move provides staff with financial support and career planning resources as the company looks to trim its workforce without additional rounds of layoffs.
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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. In a message to employees, Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman writes that this gives staff members "the opportunity to leave Microsoft with financial support and career planning resources" as the company looks to trim staff without another round of layoffs. Sources familiar with the situation tell The Verge that staffers across Microsoft are eligible for the voluntary exit offers, including those in its AI experiences, Copilot, CoreAI, Windows + Devices, Xbox, finance, and human resources teams. Microsoft's cloud + AI, MicrosoftAI … Read the full story at The Verge.