$MSFT: I've been asked what Level 70 and below means in Microsoft's voluntary exit announcement. From my understanding, Microsoft uses an internal leveling system to classify employees by seniority, responsibility, and compensation. Roughly speaking: Levels 59–62: Engineers, analysts, and professional roles Levels 63–64: Senior engineers and managers Levels 65–67: Principal engineers and senior management Levels 68–70: Partner-level technical leaders, directors, and senior directors Titles can vary by organization, but you get the picture. So it is easy to see here that this is not simply about trimming junior employees or eliminating jobs AI can perform..... we're potentially talking about some very experienced, highly compensated technical and management talent. And with Microsoft's AI infrastructure spending showing no signs of slowing, I find that particularly interesting. What I want to see is which functions lose people, which positions Microsoft chooses not to replace, and where hiring continues.

$MSFT offers 60,000 employees a voluntary exit. 60K Y’all!! First time this has ever been offered at Microsoft and it will affect employees in India, The United States, Canada, and the UK at level 70 or below… Employees find out in a few hours if they are being targeted for this. This just makes me think that H127 layoffs sound intense. Is this a pre-layoff round? Also makes me wonder if they changed some scheduled layoffs due to be called out by @VP. Peace offering? 🤔 Timing is just interesting. More to come.