Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees to cut costs and reshape its workforce as it ramps up investment in AI infrastructure, Bloomberg reported. Eligible staff are vice presidents and below on select teams in the US, Canada, India and the UK, though some data center, sales and marketing employees are excluded, and the package includes benefits similar to a standard severance offer. Microsoft had 223,000 employees at the end of June, with headcount largely unchanged since 2022. In July, more than 30% of roughly 8,750 eligible employees accepted a separate retirement-age buyout, and the company expects fewer employees to take the latest program. Chief People Officer Amy Coleman said the program gives employees considering outside opportunities a supported exit and gives business units more flexibility in staffing.
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