Microsoft offers 60,000 workers voluntary redundancy buyout option — AI revolution could mean a quarter of its…
- Microsoft wants to trim its headcount with a voluntary redundancy buyout scheme
- The voluntary redundancy has been offered to 60,000 employees with a Microsoft experience score of less than 70
- At the same time, Microsoft is spending billions on new AI infrastructure
Microsoft is looking to slim down its workforce and is hoping that a voluntary redundancy buyout will convince some workers to leave of their own accord.
The redundancy buyout has been offered to 60,000 Microsoft employees across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and India and represents about a quarter of the company’s global headcount.
While no official reason has been given for the cutting down on headcount, the company was expected to funnel around $50 billion into spending between July and September - with AI infrastructure such as data centers and computing taking up a significant chunk.
Microsoft trims headcount
Those offered the voluntary redundancy package are...
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