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Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 in four countries
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Microsoft Corp. will offer buyouts to around 60,000 employees at vice president level and below in the US, Canada, India and the UK. Chief People Officer Amy Coleman said eligible workers could exit with support. Headcount was 223,000 at June's end, flat since 2022. More than 30% of about 8,750 staff offered a July retirement programme accepted.
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What It Means For You
- Divisions including Xbox, Windows, Copilot and finance will fully join the buyout programme, sources said.
- Some data centre, sales, marketing, cybersecurity and quantum computing groups are excluded from the offer.
- Microsoft expects fewer takers than the July retirement round, a spokesperson said.
What's Happening
- Coleman's Monday note said the programme gives employees considering life outside Microsoft a supported exit.
- Accepting employees receive benefits comparable to standard severance, the company said.
- The latest offer follows several prior workforce reductions at the technology giant.
Microsoft voluntary exit offer terms
- Microsoft's headcount sat near 223,000 after years of AI-driven hiring and selective cuts.
- The July retirement buyout covered employees approaching retirement age rather than the entire level band.
- People familiar with terms said business leaders set participation based on unit priorities.
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