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Microsoft opens a voluntary exit offer to employees at level 70 and below in four countries

Microsoft's chief people officer announced Oct. 26 a voluntary, time-limited exit offer with financial support and career resources. It covers employees at level 70 and below on participating teams in Canada, India, the UK and the US. Microsoft's post gives no headcount or deadline and does not mention AI.

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Microsoftblogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/10/26/introducing-a-voluntary-exit-offer/

Coverage · 46 articles, oldest first

Monday, October 26, 2026

  1. The Verge

    Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

  2. The Information

    Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees

  3. Bloomberg

    Microsoft Will Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Employees

  4. Bloomberg

    Microsoft offers buyouts to ~60K workers at VP level and below across teams in the US, Canada, India, and the UK; its headcount at the end of June was 223K

  5. TechCrunch

    techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-around-60000-employees-reports-say/

  6. MicrosoftPrimary

    blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/10/26/introducing-a-voluntary-exit-offer/

  7. Business Insider

    businessinsider.com/microsoft-is-offering-buyouts-read-the-memo-2026-10

  8. CNBC

    cnbc.com/2026/10/26/microsoft-msft-voluntary-buyouts.html

  9. Reuters

    reuters.com/technology/microsoft-is-offering-buyouts-around-60000-employees-business-insider-reports-2026-10-26/

  10. Blockchain.News

    blockchain.news/news/microsoft-voluntary-exit-offer-eligible-employees

  11. WPXI-TV

    wpxi.com/news/trending/microsoft-offering-buyouts-60k-employees/CX37NDSJVRC33M47KBNSPEPPBY/

  12. NewsMax.com

    newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/microsoft-voluntary-buyout/2026/10/26/id/1274030/

  13. CTech

    calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/o1fsu9ede

  14. Barron's Online

    barrons.com/articles/microsoft-stock-buyouts-ai-cost-cutting-b21798ff

  15. Unite.AI

    unite.ai/microsoft-introduces-voluntary-exit-offer-across-four-countries/

  16. DayOne

    playday.one/2026/10/26/bloomberg-microsoft-offering-buyouts-to-60k-employees/

  17. Sky News

    news.sky.com/story/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60-000-staff-including-uk-workers-13604076

  18. Kotaku

    kotaku.com/microsoft-gives-voluntary-exit-offer-to-60000-employees-roughly-a-25-percent-of-its-total-workforce-2000749790

  19. Daily Sabah

    dailysabah.com/business/tech/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-60000-workers-in-costs-cut

  20. Forbes

    forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-25-of-company/

  21. GeekWire

    geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-makes-new-voluntary-exit-offer-to-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-workforce-including-some-execs/

  22. The Wall Street Journal

    wsj.com/tech/microsoft-will-offer-buyouts-to-60-000-employees-4c32945f

  23. Windows Central

    windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-extends-voluntary-exit-program-to-60-000-employees-are-layoffs-around-the-corner

  24. Thurrott

    thurrott.com/microsoft/343245/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-about-60000-employees

  25. Proactive

    proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1100703/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-about-60-000-employees-1100703.html

  26. Quartz

    qz.com/microsoft-voluntary-buyouts-60000-employees-102626

  27. Windows Report

    windowsreport.com/microsoft-unveils-new-voluntary-exit-offer-veo-for-60000-employees-across-4-countries/

  28. AP

    apnews.com/article/microsoft-buyout-ai-layoff-xbox-c5a639f53615be198db1799adf6837e1

  29. Business Standard

    business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60-000-employees-globally-to-contain-costs-126102601648_1.html

  30. PYMNTS.com

    pymnts.com/big-tech/2026/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60000-workers-outside-data-centers-and-sales/

  31. IGN

    ign.com/articles/microsoft-voluntary-exits-60000-workers

  32. CBS News

    cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-buyouts-60000-workers-artificial-intelligence-layoffs/

  33. Channel NewsAsia

    channelnewsasia.com/business/microsoft-offers-buyouts-around-60000-employees-contain-costs-6493806

  34. PPC Land

    ppc.land/microsoft-offers-exit-packages-to-staff-in-four-countries/

  35. PC Gamer

    pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-is-looking-to-cut-more-than-25-percent-of-its-workforce/

  36. Finimize

    finimize.com/content/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-help-pay-for-ai-buildout

  37. Neowin

    neowin.net/news/microsoft-offers-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60000-employees-across-four-countries/

  38. Telegraph

    telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/26/microsoft-puts-up-to-60000-jobs-at-risk/

  39. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    rockpapershotgun.com/with-xbox-cuts-not-done-microsoft-offer-voluntary-buyouts-to-around-60000-workers-across-the-company-in-latest-attempt-to-get-rid-of-staff

  40. iPhone in Canada

    iphoneincanada.ca/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-employees-in-canada-the-u-s-u-k-and-india/

  41. TheDesk.net

    thedesk.net/2026/10/microsoft-offering-buyouts-60000-employees/

  42. The Guardian

    Microsoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts

  43. San Francisco Chronicle

    sfchronicle.com/tech/article/microsoft-buyouts-60000-employees-ai-22495035.php

  44. Eurogamer.net

    eurogamer.net/xbox-ai-microsoft-voluntary-exit-offer-60000

  45. Gizmodo

    gizmodo.com/microsoft-is-offering-60000-employees-money-to-just-go-away-2000830711

  46. Investopedia

    finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/60-000-microsoft-employees-eligible-174138059.html
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