Microsoft cracks down on employee AI use after one worker spent $28,000 in 28 days

• Some Microsoft workers were found spending $10,000 to $28,000 on AI tokens every month
• The median is a much lower $300, but that's based off a tiny percentage of workers
• Microsoft says AI usage should lead to meaningful outcomes

Some Microsoft workers are racking up some pretty hefty AI compute bills, with one of the company's workers from the Customer and Partner Solutions business spending $28,000 in tokens over a single 28-day period.

The figures, reported by Gadget Review, came from internal spreadsheets, which are used by workers to voluntarily share compensation information like salaries, bonuses and stock awards.

It's a spreadsheet which, in 2026, gained a new column for monthly AI usage, in which employees can track how much they spend in USD equivalent in terms of AI consumption.

Microsoft workers are using thousands in AI compute every month

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