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Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce

Context: GeekWire reports the offer goes to about 60,000 employees in the US, Canada, the UK and India, with no age or tenure requirement and a package equal to standard severance.

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Monday, October 26, 2026, ranked 5
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AnalysisOpinion

An analysis of the tech job market in late 2026: product managers seem to be benefiting most in the AI era, demand for engineers is plateauing (opens lennysnewsletter.com)

An analysis of the tech job market in late 2026: product managers seem to be benefiting most in the AI era, demand for engineers is plateauing, and more — PMs are winning, engineers are plateauing, designers are hurting, and the biggest AI hiring boom isn't in software

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