Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as tech giant reshapes its workforce

Microsoft on Monday announced a new voluntary buyout program that will cover about 60,000 eligible employees who can choose to leave the company with financial support and other career planning resources.

The buyout program covers more than a quarter of Microsoft's global workforce, as the company said it had about 223,000 full-time employees around the world as of June 30, 2026, in its annual filing. The voluntary exit program was first reported by Business Insider and follows Microsoft's rollout of a voluntary retirement program earlier this year.

Amy Coleman, Microsoft EVP and chief people officer, said in a memo posted on the official Microsoft blog that the buyout program "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."

The company's voluntary exit program is time-limited and available to eligible employees at level 70 and below. Microsoft's announcement indicated that eligible employees would be notified via email about the details of their voluntary exit offer within a few hours of the announcement.

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