Microsoft expects 'very few people' to accept buyouts, CFO says in internal memo

What happened: Microsoft is offering buyouts to about a quarter of its workforce, and CFO Amy Hood said in an internal memo that the company expects "very few people" to accept. Key numbers: Buyouts offered to 60,000 employees, more than a quarter of the workforce. Why it matters: Hood said the intent is to give employees agency to leave on their own terms, and that growth opportunities at Microsoft are why few are expected to accept. The earlier buyout helped Microsoft cut fewer employees in subsequent layoffs.

Microsoft is offering buyouts to about a quarter of its workforce, and CFO Amy Hood said in an internal memo that the company expects "very few people" to accept.

Hood said the intent is to give employees agency to leave on their own terms, and that growth opportunities at Microsoft are why few are expected to accept. The earlier buyout helped Microsoft cut fewer employees in subsequent layoffs.