Microsoft buyouts 2026: Which teams qualify, which departments are excluded and how many MSFT employees are eligible for the voluntary exit offer?Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees across the US, UK, India and Canada. Find out which teams qualify, which...
27 Oct, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Explained: Microsoft's buyout offer to about 60,000 employeesStaff on select teams in the US, Canada, India, and Britain, at the level of vice president and below. Some groups are excluded, including ...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
Microsoft voluntary retirement scheme: What happens if employees say no to the exit offer?Microsoft has announced a voluntary exit programme allowing approximately 60,000 employees to leave the company with support. The offer inc...
27 Oct, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
As Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees, a tech leader explains the hidden risks of such a large-scale offerMicrosoft's voluntary buyout offer to around 60,000 employees has led a technology advisor to flag two risks companies may overlook when ex...
27 Oct, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
'Involuntary entrepreneur era': Tech veteran's warning to IT workers as Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employeesMicrosoft’s voluntary buyout offers to around 60,000 employees have raised concerns about job security across the technology sector. Tech v...
27 Oct, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
Amid layoff news, how 7 million oysters saved 1,000 jobs and environment in USMore than 7 million oysters have helped protect over 1,000 aquaculture and related jobs in the US while supporting marine conservation. The...
27 Oct, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Meet Rajesh Ambati, the Indian-origin vice-president of engineering at AppleRajesh Ambati, a software engineer of Indian descent, has recently ascended to vice-president of engineering at Apple. In this new role, he...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
No layoffs in 101 years: CEO of a company that has never laid off workers says businesses should cut costs elsewhere instead of firing employeesAs Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees amid heavy AI investment, the CEO of a 101-year-old syrup maker says busin...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
'I am so torn on what to do': Microsoft employee returning from maternity leave offered voluntary exit, turns to internet for adviceA Microsoft employee in Canada says she was offered a voluntary exit package worth around 10 months of pay just before her maternity leave ...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Microsoft needs 'fewer people, more AI agents' to keep up with OpenAI, Anthropic, says ex-employee as 60,000 get buyout offerFormer Microsoft Entra product manager Merill Fernando says the tech giant needs fewer employees and more AI agents to keep pace with OpenA...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
Microsoft offers voluntary exits to 60,000 employees: What's in it, who qualifies and will India’s 23,000-strong workforce be impacted?Microsoft has introduced a voluntary exit offer for eligible employees in India, the US, the UK and Canada, covering around 60,000 workers ...
27 Oct, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
What is the difference between buyout and layoff? Microsoft offers buyout to 60,000 employees; check what it means for workersMicrosoft buyout offer to 60,000 workers: Microsoft has introduced a Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO) for eligible employees in India, the US, Ca...
27 Oct, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Layoffs: Microsoft, Amazon, HP among companies reducing staff due to AI pushRecent developments reveal that leading tech firms like Microsoft and Amazon are making substantial job cuts due to the rise of AI technolo...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Former Microsoft employee tells wife he was lucky to be fired from tech sector in 2022. What is he doing now?Former Microsoft employee Ian Yong Hoe Tan says he feels fortunate to have been retrenched in late 2022, amid growing concerns about AI-dri...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Microsoft buyouts: MSFT stock price jumps but why is tech giant offering massive 'voluntary exit' package for 60,000 employees, including VP level? Check which countries workforce impactedMicrosoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta are collectively on track to pour roughly $700 billion into AI data centers, chips and computing infra...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
Five hours a week of posting earned more than her 9-to-5: Meet Sundas Khalid of Seattle, she posted career wins on Instagram while at Amazon. In 2024 the side hustle earned $302,000Sundas Khalid spent years building her career in Big Tech, moving from a $77,000 starting salary at Amazon to earning $292,000 a year at Go...
17 Oct, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL among 8 IT firms suspended from US green card programmeThe US government's recent decision to suspend eight leading IT companies, including Microsoft, from green card applications for foreign wo...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.22 PM IST