The offer spans staff in the US, UK, Canada, and India

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Microsoft is offering voluntary exit to employees.

In a memo , EVP chief people officer Amy Coleman announced the time-limited Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO) is open to "eligible staff in participating teams" in the US, UK, Canada, and India at level 70 and below.

The Verge reports that up to 60,000 employees could be eligible, and sources familiar with the situation say staff in numerous teams are eligible, including "AI experiences, Copilot, CoreAI, Windows + Devices, Xbox, finance, and human resources."

Microsoft's cloud + AI, MicrosoftAI teams, and corporate, external, and legal affairs are "partially participating," the sources say.

"The Voluntary Exit Offer is new for us," Coleman wrote. "We'll learn from it. At the same time, we'll keep helping people focus on the work that matters most, build new skills and, where it makes sense, find new opportunities across Microsoft.…