# Microsoft's Amy Coleman Announces Voluntary Exit Offer for Eligible Staff in India, US, UK and Canada

> Microsoft's Amy Coleman announced a Voluntary Exit Offer on October 26 for eligible staff at level 70 and below in India, the US, UK and Canada.

- Published: 2026-10-28T02:40:48+00:00
- Section: Restructuring
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-28/microsoft-voluntary-exit-offer-coleman
- Source: [NDTV Profit](https://www.ndtvprofit.com/trending/microsoft-saw-all-insta-reels-x-user-shares-employees-what-i-ate-videos-amid-veo-offer-12245992)

## Key takeaways

- Microsoft announced its Voluntary Exit Offer on October 26, with Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, describing it as an added option for eligible employees.
- The offer covers eligible employees at internal level 70 and below in participating teams in India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
- X users shared Instagram reels of people identifying as Microsoft employees, including 'What I Ate' videos, as the exit programme rolled out.

[Microsoft](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000026e/microsoft) announced a Voluntary Exit Offer on October 26 for eligible employees in India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, with financial and career transition support. [NDTV Profit](https://www.ndtvprofit.com/trending/microsoft-saw-all-insta-reels-x-user-shares-employees-what-i-ate-videos-amid-veo-offer-12245992) reported the programme, which Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Amy Coleman described in an internal communication published on the company's blog.

## Amy Coleman's Message on the Exit Programme

Coleman said the programme was intended to give eligible employees considering opportunities outside the company an additional option to make that transition with support. According to the blog, the offer is available to eligible employees at internal level 70 and below in participating teams in India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Microsoft added that participation varies depending on business priorities, customer commitments and workforce requirements.

The announcement drew reactions on X, where users shared Instagram reels posted by people identifying themselves as Microsoft employees, including videos documenting daily meals under the "What I Ate" format. "Microsoft saw all those Insta reels on 'A day in life of SDE' where the software engineer is just eating free food all day," said an X user. Another X user wrote: "This is how a typical day working at Microsoft looked like. These jobs aren't coming back. AI will do them. Factory worker brain from 60 years ago cannot comprehend such working conditions."

## Microsoft's Workforce and AI Revenue Figures

Microsoft employs over 220,000 people globally across engineering, sales, operations and support functions, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show quarterly revenue of $82.9 billion in Q2 FY2026, up 18% year-over-year, and an AI business that surpassed a $37 billion annual revenue run rate with 123% year-over-year growth. In June 2026, Microsoft joined Anthropic, OpenAI, Amazon and Meta as an anchor partner in RAISE US, a bipartisan nonprofit with over $500 million in funding to retrain American workers for AI-driven workplace disruption, contributing $25 million to the AI Education Fund.

## Earlier Coverage of the Buyout Programme

On October 27, NDTV Profit reported that a Reddit user argued layoffs at Microsoft, Amazon and Barclays reflect a shift where AI tools let smaller teams replace larger engineering teams. That same day, [Tipranks](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported that Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to its 223,000 employees. Yahoo noted on October 28 that Microsoft's buyout offer covers up to 60,000 employees amid its AI buildout, alongside the company's quarterly earnings.

## Microsoft's Quarterly Earnings Due October 28

Microsoft's fiscal Q1 results are due after the close on Wednesday, October 28, according to TradingView, with options traders bracing for a potential 5% move. Yahoo noted that the Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady at 2:00 p.m. Eastern that day.

## Companies in this story

- [Microsoft company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000026e/microsoft) · website: https://www.microsoft.com

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