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Microsoft announces its first voluntary retirement program, for staff whose years of employment and age add up to 70+; source: 7% of US employees are eligible

Microsoft will offer voluntary buyouts to some U.S. employee, a first for the 51-year-old software giant, as the tech industry grapples …

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  • @brodyford_ Brody Ford on x
    Big buyouts announced at Microsoft today. About 8,000 eligible. better than mass layoffs like at Oracle or Meta, but still not a great sign for the job market. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
  • @kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x
    Get out with some dignity before the AGI layoffs
  • @billym2k Shibetoshi Nakamoto on x
    every big tech company seems to be doing this before big layoffs yay
  • @edzitron Ed Zitron on x
    Amy Hood put Satya Nadella in a headlock
  • @tomwarren Tom Warren on x
    Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to long-serving employees. It comes after some senior executives departed this year, and could help avoid broader layoffs. Bonuses and stock awards are also changing. Full details 👇 https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @tcgamer Terry Coleman on bluesky
    Sounds good.  But I always wonder if companies that do this also jettison their collective institutional knowledge.  [embedded post]
  • r/technology r on reddit
    Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce
  • Richard King Richard King on linkedin
    Almost 9,000 US-based employees qualify for this program.  Time to get rid of the Baby Boomers and older Gen X's in the ranks.  See ya!! …
  • @Viss@mastodon.social @Viss@mastodon.social on mastodon
    if you think azure is bad now, or ms products are bad now, imagine what happens when all the elder god types still there, who are barely keeping the ship afloat, all take this deal and bounce  —  https://www.cnbc.com/...
  • r/microsoft r on reddit
    Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce
  • Max Pashman, CFP Max Pashman, CFP on linkedin
    Microsoft just did something it's never done in 51 years.  —  And it says a lot about where things are going.  —  They're offering voluntary retirement buyouts to U.S. employees. …
  • Brody Ford Brody Ford on linkedin
    Big buyouts at Microsoft announced today - around 8,000 folks eligible.  —  Probably a better alternative to mass layoffs like we're seeing at Oracle, Meta, etc. …
  • @marypcbuk Mary Branscombe on bluesky
    Microsoft has already lost a LOT of people I did not expect to leave [embedded post]
  • @tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren on bluesky
    for my Notepad 📒 newsletter this week I'm digging into the wave of Microsoft executive departures in recent months.  There's a lot of changes going on inside Microsoft, and the pace feels notable this early in the year.  Live for subscribers now 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/917361/ ..…
  • r/business r on reddit
    Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce