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BusinessOctober 26, 2026, 22:50

Microsoft offers buyouts to ~60K workers at VP level and below

Microsoft will offer buyouts to about 60,000 employees at the VP level and below across teams in the US, Canada, India, and the UK. The company had 223,000 employees at the end of June, and the move aims to cut costs and retool its workforce for the AI era.

Microsoft offers buyouts to ~60K workers at VP level and below
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