Oct 27, 2026, 3:14 PMI wonder what Microsoft's calculus is here? That is, what proportion of 60,000 do they expect to take the offer? And what is their target?
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-around-60000-employees-voluntary-buyouts
Oct 27, 2026, 3:17 PM@RuthMalan “Voluntary Exit Offer” sounds like a special trip to Switzerland
@RuthMalan invariably they find out that it's the 'wrong' 30% from the employers best interests who take up these offers. But equally employers are just at bad at selection if they plump for compulsory redundancies.
Disclaimer: I've taken voluntary redundancy myself, as did my boss. They completely screwed up that one and we both ended up at better paying jobs.
@RuthMalan see this for one employee take: https://mas.to/@carnage4life/117509041765894480