Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers as it invests more in AI
Summary
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to eligible employees in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States as it increases investment in artificial intelligence. The program applies to employees at vice president level or below, with some business-unit workers excluded.Key Facts
- Microsoft said eligible employees would receive an email about the offer on Monday.
- The company described the offer as limited in duration and said it includes financial support and career-planning resources.
- Workers focused on data centers and some sales and marketing employees are ineligible, according to a company spokesperson cited by Bloomberg.
- Microsoft made another voluntary buyout offer earlier this year, reportedly covering about 7% of its U.S. workforce.
- Microsoft reported 223,000 employees globally at the end of June, down from 228,000 at the end of 2025.
- Agence France-Presse reported that about 60,000 employees, or roughly one-quarter of Microsoft’s global workforce, could be covered by the offer.
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