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Microsoft is letting 60,000 employees choose whether to jump ship

OCT 28, 202611 MIN

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Don’t call it a buyout… Microsoft is offering what they’re calling a “voluntary exit offer” to a quarter of its global workforce. After a slew of layoffs, the company is allowing some employees to choose whether or not they want to stay. We’ll hear more from KUOW Tech Reporter Monica Nickelsburg. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.