Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees
Original title: Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees
Staff in the US, UK, Canada and India can take the offer, including many AI and Xbox teams but not security.
Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman told employees the company is offering voluntary exits with financial support so it can trim staff without another layoff round. Sources told The Verge that AI experiences, Copilot, CoreAI, Windows + Devices, Xbox, finance and HR are eligible, while cloud and AI, MicrosoftAI and legal affairs participate only partly. Marketing, commercial business, discovery and quantum, and security are excluded. The offer is not based on age, service length or performance.
Unconfirmed: Which teams are eligible comes from sources familiar with the situation, not a public roster.
- Microsoft laid off 4,800 employees months earlier, mainly in Xbox and commercial sales.
- An earlier US retirement offer covered about 9,000 employees under an age-plus-service rule.
- Coleman said Microsoft may consider another voluntary exit offer if business needs require it.
- Fortune reported that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is planning further 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.
By Emma Roth · theverge.com
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