Over 25% of Microsoft's workforce is reportedly eligible to apply for a 'voluntary exit offer'

Over 25% of Microsoft's workforce is reportedly eligible to apply for a 'voluntary exit offer' An employee buyout offer is reportedly being extended to roughly 60,000 Microsoft employees in the US, UK, India, and Canada. Microsoft has announced a new "voluntary exit offer" aimed at making drastic cuts to its headcount. A CNN report says roughly 60,000 of the company's employees are eligible for the buyout offer, a number that represents roughly 27% of its total full-time workforce, which the company's 2026 annual report says stands at approximately 223,000 people. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.