“Microsoft Extends Voluntary Exit Offer to 60,000 Employees, Including Xbox Team | Nova Glo” — what this page in the network covers. Microsoft has launched a Voluntary Exit Offer program available to 60,000 employees, over 25% of its workforce, including teams in Xbox, Windows, Copilot, and finance. The program allows eligible staff to leave with a severance-like package, following a similar offer in April where about 33% of elig The program allows eligible staff to leave with a severance-like package, following a similar offer in April where about 33% of eligible workers accepted.
This move comes amid massive AI investments and ahead of Microsoft's earnings report on October 28, where revenue hit $90 billion (up 18%) and profit $35.8 billion (up 22%) last quarter. Xbox is undergoing a strategic reset under CEO Asha Sharma, with prior layoffs in July affecting nearly 5,000 people and further cuts expected later. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.