Microsoft’s 60,000 Exit Offers: Why the AI Race Is Being Funded by Voluntary Goodbyes
Posted on October 27, 2026 by Neha Bhatia
On October 26, 2026, Microsoft told employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India that roughly 60,000 of them can take a voluntary exit package. That is about a quarter of its 223,000-person workforce. Eligible staff decide by early December, and those who accept leave on December 31. Microsoft has also said […]