Microsoft is retiring a peer-feedback tool as it overhauls employee reviews, according to an internal message viewed by Business Insider. The tool, called Perspectives, allowed employees to request input on their performance from peers that would be visible to the employee and their managers. Microsoft has been using this tool since 2018. “The Perspectives tool
ServiceNow has been cutting several hundred jobs as part of a global restructuring, the latest sign of pressure on the software industry. A ServiceNow spokesperson said a “low-single-digit” percentage of the company’s total staff has been affected by the cuts, which have occurred for several months this year. ServiceNow ended 2025 with 29,187 employees, so
Voluntary purchasing is having a moment in Big Tech. Google workers recently pressured the search giant to make exit offers a standard first step whenever it plans job cuts, and extend them to all affected team members, regardless of seniority. Meanwhile, Microsoft launched its first broad voluntary retirement program last spring, offering packages to thousands
Microsoft is offering laid-off U.S. employees up to 39 weeks of base pay for most U.S. employees, according to severance offers reviewed by Business Insider. Microsoft on Monday announced plans to lay off about 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its global workforce. confirming Business Insider’s previous report. The US severance package includes a minimum of
