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Microsoft is reportedly offering a voluntary buyout to up to 7% of its US workforce in May, limited to employees at senior director level and below whose combined years of service and age total 70 or more, potentially affecting as many as 8,750 workers. The move follows 2025 layoffs and reflects ongoing heavy investment in AI infrastructure; CNBC reported the plan, and Engadget has asked Microsoft for comment.
Microsoft is offering one-time voluntary retirement buyouts to long-serving US employees, potentially affecting up to 7% of the workforce (about 8,750 people). Eligible staff must have years of service plus age totaling 70; high-ranking employees and some in sales are excluded. The program aims to trim headcount without layoffs and accompanies a pay-and-rewards overhaul, while Microsoft continues heavy AI investments and roughly $100 billion in capital expenditures this year, per an email from chief people officer Amy Coleman.