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মাইক্রোসফটের ৬০ হাজার কর্মীকে স্বেচ্ছা চাকরি ছাড়ার প্রস্তাব
Microsoft offers sixty thousand employees voluntary resignation
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Microsoft said on Monday it is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as it seeks to cut costs while investing in artificial intelligence. A Microsoft spokesperson said staff at vice president level and below on select teams in the United States, Canada, India and Britain are eligible, while some groups, including some data center, sales and marketing staff, are excluded. Amy Coleman, executive vice president and chief people officer, told employees in a memo the offer creates greater flexibility for employees to shape their next chapter. It is the company's second voluntary buyout this year; in April it reportedly offered about seven percent of its US workforce early retirement, and around 30 percent of those eligible took it, according to CNBC. Microsoft had 223,000 employees globally at the end of June, down from 228,000 at the end of 2025, according to regulatory filings. The company is expected to report quarterly earnings later this week.
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Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff
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Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff as AI spending surges
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