Microsoft offers voluntary exits to about 60,000 employees as it accelerates AI investment
Microsoft opened a voluntary exit program, called Voluntary Exit Offer, aimed at about 60,000 employees, roughly 27% of its global workforce, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India. The initiative, announced on October 26, comes as the company plans capital investments of US$175 billion in 2026 in data centers and AI infrastructure. Eligible employees have until December to decide and would leave the company on December 31. The company did not specify how many employees it expects to accept.
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- The Voluntary Exit Offer program covers about 60,000 employees, roughly 27% of the global workforce, in the US, Canada, the UK and India.
- Microsoft plans US$175 billion in capital investments in 2026 in data centers, computing and cloud and AI services.
- The offer adds to a voluntary retirement program for about 8,750 employees in April and the elimination of about 4,800 positions in July.
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