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Microsoft Offered a Quarter of Its Staff a Way Out. That's Not the Same as a Layoff

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The headline going around is "Microsoft lays off 60,000". That's not what happened, and the difference matters if you work in tech — at Microsoft or anywhere that tends to copy Microsoft. What happened on Monday, October 26: Microsoft offered a voluntary exit package to roughly 60,000 employees. No…

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  1. 2026-10-27 08:23 · DEV Community — AI
    Microsoft Offered a Quarter of Its Staff a Way Out. That's Not the Same as a Layoff

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