Microsoft Layoffs Perpetual But Silent, People Pushed Out Using Pressure or Incentive Schemes
Earlier this month we named some of the programs (e.g. Global Voluntary Separation Agreement (GVSA) [1, 2]) currently utilised by Microsoft to tell Microsofters to leave 'voluntarily' or to push them to leave rather than get the boot. 2-3 days ago some insiders spoke about the status quo:
2 days ago someone wrote about a "Microsoft pip vs gvsa strange situation", explaining: "Had recent manager change in reorg and older manager put me on 70/0. Got piped recently, with a choice in between between gvsa and pip. I am from IDC, have not completed one year. With gvsa I am getting approx 10days as last working day after signing gvsa and voluntary retirement(gvsa) makes me approx 30 days short of 1st vesting. Gvsa gives me 45 days paid out notice + 16 weeks pay and Pip just gives 8-10 weeks of extended employment then it is over. Pip will be not converted most probably. While pip can help coast over first vesting but I m not sure if within pip of 8-10 weeks I will be terminated or not not sure about microsoft policy. If I take pip I get terminated in between I will lose both stocks and gvsa both. All in all when putting financials pip gives me approx 4.5-5 lakhs (post tax)more if vesting happens otherwise gvsa will be better. While new manager suggests that 8-10 weeks pip should be fixed and will not be eliminated in between, but can't trust the words after 70/0 rating where I was not at all indicated throughout year. that I have not faced this and not sure if I would be able to distribute between load of prep interview, scoring a new job and pip work and considering almost near year end, I'm more and more relying on gvsa even though it costs me some money."
Other people report the same:
So it's PIP or leave (or leave or PIP). You're finished either way, they won't call it "layoffs". █