Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

<figure> <img alt="Vector illustration of the Microsoft logo." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25832915/STK095_MICROSOFT_2_CVirginia_D.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. In a <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/10/26/introducing-a-voluntary-exit-offer/">message to employees</a>, 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.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sources familiar with the situation tell <em>The Verge</em> that staffers across Microsoft are eligible for the voluntary exit offers, including those in its AI experiences, Copilot, CoreAI, Windows + Devices, Xbox, finance, and human resources teams. Microsoft's cloud + AI, MicrosoftAI …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018666/microsoft-expands-buyouts-60000-employees-eligible">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>