Microsoft Opens the Exit Door to 60,000 Staff Days Before Earnings

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The time-limited program covers staff at level 70 and below in the US, Canada, India, and the UK. The offer arrives just before Microsoft reports fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday. Investors will use that report to judge whether the company’s AI spending is starting to pay off. Microsoft Buyouts Reach Copilot and Xbox, but Not Security Teams Chief People Officer Amy Coleman announced the program in a memo to staff. The eligible pool equals more than a quarter of the 223,000 full-time staff Microsoft reported on June 30. A source told Reuters that teams in AI experiences, Copilot, Xbox, and Windows + Devices qualify. Marketing, commercial business, and security teams sit outside the offer.

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