Microsoft Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers as It Doubles Down on AI Investment

Microsoft plans to offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers as part of the company’s efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce as it invests heavily in AI. That amounts to just over a quarter of its total staff. Select personnel in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and India at the vice president level and below will be eligible for a Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO), Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, said in a note to staff today .