#buyout

Want a huge bump to the stock price? Offer a package to the union side of the business. I believe many associates would take the offer!

The one-time retirement program, announced in a memo on Thursday, will be available to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up to 70 or higher.

Business Insider obtained a full copy of the document, an internal explanation of the so-called Voluntary Retirement Program (VRP). According to the document, eligible employees who take the buyout will receive:

A lump-sum cash payment equal to a minimum of eight weeks and a maximum of 39 weeks of base pay, based on seniority and tenure. Employees levels 64 and below will receive one week of base pay per six months of service, and employees levels 65 to 67 will receive two weeks of base pay per six months of service.
Up to five years of insurance coverage, including medical, dental, and vision for the employee and their dependents. Microsoft pays for the first year.
Continued regular stock vesting for six or 12 months, based on years of service.
Continued retirement stock vesting for employees who meet certain requirements.
Last day of employment July 1.

Came out today:
10 months pay
25k bonus
pro-rated 2026 bonus
PTO payout

Must have 30 years, JobGrade 12 and under

Decision date July 16, effective date August 1

Montgomery County Public Schools is offering a retirement buyout. This initiative aims to prevent employee layoffs. Eligible employees can receive a one-time payment of $10,000 or $12,000. The deadline for voluntary retirement applications is June 5. This action follows a $36 million shortfall in the school district's operating budget.

Montgomery County, Maryland

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/mcps-employees-offered-retirement-buyout-avoid-layoffs/65-53278fbf-bbec-4490-890f-850406c26167

The New School introduced a new buyout offer on May 15. This offer targets faculty members facing impending layoffs. It allows laid-off faculty to resign immediately for benefits. Benefits include salary, healthcare, and tuition waivers. The AAUP-TNS criticized the offer as an intimidation tactic.

https://www.newschoolfreepress.com/2026/05/22/the-new-school-restructuring-layoffs-involuntary-seperation-buyout/

Please don't let SAS be gutted by private equity like they already did to many other companies.

How Private Equity Gutted Local Malls: Joann Fabrics, Red Lobster, Claire's, and More.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7SQDuUKQs

Buyouts coming for management and possible eisp for the union before end of year handouts for everyone!!!!

I have a theory that Nvidia is going to buy out NetApp.

I saw today that Vena is now asking people to contact their elected government representatives and ask them to approve/support his buyout of NS. This guy is so desperate for this to happen it is sickening.

Stockton University has initiated a voluntary buyout program for employees. Professors and select managerial staff are currently eligible for the offer. This move aims to curb expenses and ensure the university's financial stability. The institution faces challenges including declining enrollment and proposed state aid reductions. Staffing costs account for 61% of Stockton's annual budget.

New Jersey

https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2026/05/nj-university-rolls-out-staff-buyouts-amid-lower-enrollment-proposed-aid-cut.html

Colleges nationwide announced hundreds of layoffs and buyouts in April. Many institutions face budget deficits and funding challenges. Hampshire College and Anna Maria College are closing, leading to significant job losses. Other universities like Maryland and Wisconsin also plan job reductions. These cuts stem from state funding reductions, enrollment declines, and program reviews.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/cost-cutting/2026/05/04/college-closures-contributed-deep-cuts-april

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/rogers-communications-offering-buyouts-half-its-workforce-globe-mail-reports-2026-04-27/

Is AT&T hoping to follow suit?

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/rogers-communications-offering-buyouts-half-its-workforce-globe-mail-reports-2026-04-27/

Maybe all you begging for a voluntary severance will get your wish!

There's now evidence that IBM does the "buyout" spiel to shake the tree and see what fruit falls. Later the chipping of the branches will commence.

https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/28/IBM_is_Already_Doing_Voluntary_Layoffs_This_Year_in_Europe_Buyo.shtml

Just got word from union rep appears they are offering a 10k buyout shortly to entice employees to quit instead of collecting whatever garbage unemployment is available. Sounds like another big wave of layoffs is in the future until the shareholders are satisfied. I encourage everyone to start looking for other employment while you can

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/24/tech/microsoft-voluntary-buyouts-us-employees Voluntary buyouts offered to workers with seniority, thus saving jobs for younger workers.

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to some U.S. employees. This marks the company's first such retirement program. Approximately 7% of the U.S. workforce is eligible. Eligibility requires a combined age and years of service totaling 70 or more. Microsoft is also adjusting its annual employee rewards system.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

Microsoft is offering buying with rule of 70. Cisco is much lower thankfully.

I’ve seen some comments about older Associates being offered a buyout package. Is that really a thing? I’m 61 and wondering if they might approach me as I don’t think another VBO is in the picture.

Hearing of some big workforce reduction targets after the split. Any chance they will offer buyouts especially since they seem to be popular in corporate America these days?

Microsoft Offers BuyOut and Plans more layoff after that
Meta plans layoff.
Market in total chaos. Holding to the current position.

I don’t know who at SAP needs to hear this, but please do this!

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

vs salary and comp?

anyone know?

et tu, Wells?

eligibility: age + service years >=70

Eligible US employees include workers at the senior director level and below whose combined years of employment and age total 70 or more.

Anyone else had their manager ask if they were interested in possibly taking a buyout. This is happening in some out of region nts/abfs. Offices ?

3/24/26 Teamsters announced buyouts were withdrawn by company for 13 Central States. No surprise. All negotiations should go thru the Union first. But the big question is will investors feel they were duped by stepping on a known banana peel and ask for their money back?

Many past companies have given the appearance of buyouts during low revenue quarters to garner more income or investments. But it is not possible a Corp. just did not fully read the Union contract they signed so they had to withdraw buyout offers. Fishy....

I'm hoping to get a big buyout, what's taking this new CEO so long to do something?

How much longer will this outfit last till its bankrupt or bought out? 5 years, 10, ???

https://pestakeholder.org/media_coverage/walgreens-layoffs-confirm-concerns-after-private-equity-buyout/

I have now heard this rumor enough to feel confident to repeat it.
Salary buy outs are on the way.
55+ and 30+ and you are a candidate.
Finance Barbie wants people off the books.
Her glasses are too dark but I like her.
She is fairly authentic.
But still not sure how they spread that 19.6 billion around.
Stellantis binned it all in one year and gave UAW ZERO!
I think we got lucky and next year will be a *
I personally will take my 9 or 12 months and hit the road.
Good riddance.
Saves me retiring with only one days notice.
You don't have to give any notice by law so you know.

Does anyone remember the timing for last year’s buyout offer? I finally hit the 'magic number' and hoping for a repeat of last year’s offer.

Predictions for the next few months:

Phase 2: oh now we are sure we want to incentivize buyouts (if we were not b4)

New hiring to replace opt outs and quitters: they are gonna scrutinize these with eye on filling gaps with wbd employees where they can. At the same time if you are a wbd employee with lots of seniority and benefits — ehh don’t get your hopes up.

Once merged, immediate cuts to finance, ops, legal, marketing, comms, and creative that don’t make actual content.

Cutting lots of execs who don’t actually create or do deals

Stip to be lowered except for teams identified as necessary from competitive standpoint — eg folks we need to keep away from google etc.

Outsourcing to intl positions where layoffs can be easily done if needed

Outsourcing hr and legal where possible/cheaper

More use of ai to fill functions

Finally none of this will be swift or strategic. Just a long toilet bowl swirl to where it needs to get to.

High chance it all fails due to debt and reliance on shrinking linear.

If we get bought, what happens to RSUs?

Let’s just list all the rumors we have heard so I will go first heard the they want to get rid of the lump sum in contract also they want to lay off another 14,000 managers last day November.Now go ahead what you hear

Is it common to have to re-interview for your current position if there is a buyout? If it's a bigger company like Amazon that acquire, can I ask for a raise right away? I figure they might be afraid of a mass Exodus and would like to pay extra to keep experienced workers?

Verizon would be run by contractors if they did this.

It's only just begun....tough way to live with a company like this now don't you think people. They care less about employee's that is obvious,