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Microsoft Offers a Voluntary Departure Option to 60,000 Employees

October 27, 2026
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Microsoft has offered voluntary departures to around 60,000 employees. That is about 27% of its global workforce, according to an Associated Press report published by NY1. The offer comes as the company continues to expand its investment in artificial intelligence. Sixty thousand sounds like a huge reduction. Are these people

Microsoft has offered voluntary departures to around 60,000 employees. That is about 27% of its global workforce, according to an Associated Press report published by NY1. The offer comes as the company continues to expand its investment in artificial intelligence. Sixty thousand sounds like a huge reduction. Are these people who are already going to leave the company? No. They are employees who have been offered the option to leave. The report does not say how many will accept. That distinction matters when assessing the scope of the announcement: we know the size of the offer, but not yet its outcome.

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