29 October 2026
Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 staff
First reported
Computerworld ran this on , 2 days before the next source picked it up.
- Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to roughly 27% of its workforce, about 60,000 people, across the US, Canada, India and the UK.
- Eligible staff include some teams building Copilot and other AI products, but marketing, sales, security and some data center roles are excluded.
Our read
Only Exponential View of the 30 newsletters tracked picked up this story, which Computerworld first reported on 2026-10-27. Our archive holds one earlier story on the same thread, the 2026-10-27 report that Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 staff as it funds AI data centers.
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Exponential ViewAzeem Azhar
The voluntary exit offer, its scope and eligibility, headcount and revenue trends, Covid-era hiring, margins and revenue per employee, and the company's rationale
Reported by Computerworld