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Microsoft Buyout 2026: Why 60,000 employees are being offered voluntary exit packages, who is eligible?

🇮🇳 India · Economy · Tamil Nadu · 2 h ago
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Microsoft's Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Amy Coleman informed in her blog post that the voluntary exit offer (VEO), which will be available to employees at level 70 and below (internal job grades that span various levels of seniority at Microsoft) in participating teams across t
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The offer will be available to eligible employees in participating teams in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States, she wrote in the post.
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The voluntary exit programme will cover employees across several divisions, including AI experiences, Copilot, finance, human resources, Xbox, and Windows + Devices, according to Reuters.
Amy Coleman, Microsoft’s chief people officer, addressed the program in a memo to staff.
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Globally, around 60,000 employees are eligible.
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