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Xbox Included in Microsoft Voluntary Exit Offer Covering About 60,000 Staff
Microsoft told employees on October 26 that it will open a Voluntary Exit Offer in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and India, with up to about 60,000 people expected to be eligible.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Why it matters
The offer reaches more than a quarter of Microsoft's employees worldwide and follows the June Xbox Reset policy and a July cut of about 4,800 people centered on the division, so the gaming business is being reduced through layoffs and voluntary exits in the same year.
Chief People Officer Amy Coleman described the program as a way to reduce headcount without new layoffs, with financial and career-plan support for those who leave. Divisions in scope include AI Experiences, Copilot, Xbox, Windows + Devices, Finance and Human Resources.
The April version of the program was narrower: about 9,000 U.S. employees, limited to those whose age plus years of service reached 70 or more. The new offer runs in four countries and on a different rule, with staff at grade level 70 or below eligible. Xbox has absorbed two rounds this year already, the Xbox Reset policy disclosed in June and a July reduction of about 4,800 people, about 2.1% of all employees, centered on the division. Closures of subsidiary studios have continued alongside the layoffs.
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