Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff, about 27% of its workforce, amid record profit
Microsoft is offering buyouts to 60,000 employees, about 27% of its workforce, according to Bloomberg. Quarterly profit nevertheless rose significantly, the BBC reports.
Who is affected and how
- senior developer
- At large companies, buyouts and cost cuts may continue because of AI investment, so it is worth mapping alternatives.
- junior developer
- Layoffs at big tech firms are increasing competition on the job market.
Sources
- Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff, about 27% of its workforce - Gagadget.comgagadget.com · Oct 27, 2026 · magyar
- Microsoft posts $33.6bn profit after offering buyouts to one in four workers - BBCbbc.com · Oct 29, 2026 · magyar
- While pouring hundreds of billions into AI, the global software giant is to shed tens of thousands of employees - Forbes.huforbes.hu · Oct 27, 2026 · magyar
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