That's over a quarter of the company's global workforce.

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 workers, according to a report by Bloomberg . The company employs approximately 223,000 people , so this would constitute over a quarter of the global workforce.

Select employees at the vice president level and below are eligible for the program. Reporting has indicated that the terms of the buyout are similar to a standard Microsoft severance package, according to TechCrunch .

Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees. Read the memo.

"The Voluntary Exit Offer reflects an important part of how we're evolving our approach to change: creating greater flexibility and, where possible, more ways for employees to shape their next chapter,"...

— Puget Point Capital (@PugetPointCap) October 26, 2026

Certain groups won't be eligible, which includes teams working on data centers.…