Overview
- The company announced the Voluntary Exit Offer on Monday, Oct. 26, inviting roughly 60,000 employees in the United States, India, the United Kingdom and Canada to consider leaving with pay and transition support.
- Eligibility is limited to staff at internal level 70 and below and depends on whether an employee’s business unit was selected to participate by leaders.
- Severance and benefits vary by country and job level, with U.S. formulas reported as weeks of base pay by level capped near 39 weeks and Indian offers reported as about one month’s base salary per completed year plus limited health coverage and career help.
- Microsoft expects 3,000 or fewer employees to accept the offers and set an early‑December decision deadline (India’s cutoff is Dec. 1) with departures for takers planned by the end of December.
- The 60,000 figure represents who may consider the program, not confirmed cuts, and the company said further workforce actions remain possible as it shifts roles to support heavy AI investment, a development investors will watch closely.