Microsoft's voluntary exit package offers 9 months' pay — and employees are being urged to take it
SumitGup · x · 2026-10-28
A widely shared take advises Microsoft employees below VP level to accept the company's voluntary exit offer (VEO): it signals cost-cutting ahead, and future layoffs would likely only bring 3-4 months of severance versus the 9 months of pay the VEO provides — essentially a paid year off to travel, learn, or build a side project.
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