US tech giant Microsoft offers voluntary exit to a quarter of its workforce
US computer technology company Microsoft has offered roughly 60,000 employees the option to leave voluntarily. The company is trying to cut costs while investing more in artificial intelligence.
Microsoft, the US computer technology company, has offered about 60,000 employees the chance to leave their jobs voluntarily. That is roughly a quarter of its total workforce, making it a very broad staff-reduction offer at one of the world's largest technology companies.
Why the company is doing it
According to the source, Microsoft is trying to reduce costs. At the same time, it continues to put money into developing artificial intelligence, so the change is linked to how spending is divided between different areas.
A voluntary departure
The offer is addressed to employees who decide for themselves whether to leave. It is not a decision to dismiss specific people. The source does not say how many employees will actually accept it.
The source does not provide further details on the terms of the offer, deadlines or any possible compensation.
