Microsoft Offers Voluntary Buyouts to 60,000 Employees
Microsoft has offered voluntary buyout packages to approximately 60,000 employees across the US, Canada, India, and the UK, representing 27% of its workforce. Eligible staff can choose to accept a cash severance package and leave by December 31 or decline and retain their current roles, with no forced layoffs involved.
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Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-10-26 18
Microsoft has made about 60,000 employees, 27% of its 223,000-person workforce, eligible for voluntary buyouts across the US, Canada, India and the UK.
offering eligible employees a cash severance package to quit voluntarily. Nobody is being bought or acquired, and nobody is forced out: each of the 60,000 eligible people can take the money and leave on December 31, or decline and keep their job.
