Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees: Report

Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, Business Insider reported on Monday, citing a memo and a company spokesperson.

The company did not immediately comment on the number of employees ​impacted when contacted by ​Reuters.

The voluntary exit offer will impact ⁠key divisions, including AI experiences, Copilot, finance, human resources, Xbox and Windows + Devices, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. It will exclude units such as marketing, commercial business and security, the source added.


"This offer will ‌be ⁠available to eligible employees in participating teams in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States ​at level ​70 ⁠and below," Microsoft said in a blog post on ​Monday.

The company said it ​was ⁠a time-limited, volunatary program and built on insights gained from a previous ⁠voluntary ​retirement program.