Most pay their best to stay, but MSFT is paying them to leave!
Yes, during a time when almost all companies are fiercely fighting to retain and recruit large numbers of experienced technical talent. Microsoft executives have decided to counter this well-established practice (because it has way too much talent?) with voluntary buyouts. By proactively offering up to 60,000 of its employees (over one-quarter of its powerful workforce) the opportunity to voluntarily take the money