Voluntary exit offer to about 60,000 staff, a quarter of workforce
Source-backed update · Announced plan · Microsoft
EventVoluntary exit offer announced in an employee memo October 26, 2026; employees have until the first week of December to decide
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GeekWire · Oct 26, 2026Supports: Reports a memo from chief people officer Amy Coleman offering voluntary exits to about 60,000 employees in participating teams in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and India, up to level 70, with a decision deadline in the first week of December, per the memo and Microsoft statements to GeekWire.Open the sourceKUOW · Oct 26, 2026Supports: Reports the offer to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of the workforce, and a Microsoft spokesperson saying terms are comparable to its standard severance; sales and some engineering and corporate teams are not participating.Open the source
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Microsoft hasn't said how many employees it expects to accept, beyond expecting a much smaller share than took its spring retirement offer; GeekWire reports layoffs remain possible depending on business conditions.
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