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Laid off from Microsoft? Here’s where people in your role are getting hired, plus 90 days of Pro free.

Losing a job is hard, and the first few weeks matter. This page shows who’s hiring now, what else fits you, and a checklist for the first week. Still at Microsoft? All of it works for planning ahead too.

What happened

Reported October 28, 2026: Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees months after 4,800 layoffs; staff have till December to deci Read the story

Reported October 27, 2026: Microsoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in New Cost Cut Read the story

Reported October 27, 2026: Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees amid AI spending push Read the story

10 more

Reported October 27, 2026: Microsoft offers “voluntary” layoffs to 60,000 as bosses make workers pay for AI gamble Read the story

Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers but says layoffs remain an option Read the story

Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft makes new 'voluntary exit' offer to about a quarter of its workforce, including some execs Read the story

Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft just offered buyouts to 60,000 employees Read the story

Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft Puts Voluntary Exit Deals in Front of 60,000 Employees, Layoffs Not Ruled Out Read the story

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Where people in your role are getting hired

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EmployerOpen roles like thisNew this week
Usasurvey
Work From Home Customer Service Representative - Part Time · Work at Home Customer Service · Customer Service Rep (Part-time)
54132
TJX
Customer Service Coordinator · Loss Prevention Customer Service Associate · Retail Loss Prevention Customer Service Associate II
12696
Destination Knot
Customer Service – Booking Hotels | Work Online · Customer Service Hospitality – Reservations · Hospitality Customer Service – Hotel Reservations (Remote)
6450
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Customer Service Representative II · Sr Customer Service Representative · Sr. Customer Service Representative
6343
Aisle & Abroad
Work From Home Travel Customer Service Representative · Online | Customer Service Hospitality – Reservations | Entry Level · Customer Service – Booking Hotels | Work From Home
5444
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
Customer Service Team Leader, 40th & Madison · Customer Service Team Leader, 52nd & Lex · Customer Service Team Leader, 57th & Lex
350
Panera
Customer Service Associate - Full-Time & Part-Time
200
Cencora
Customer Service Representative II · Senior Customer Service Representative · Administrator I, Customer Service Operations
1914

Openings right now

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Read from employers’ own career pages and public job boards in the U.S.; changes daily. Microsoft itself is left out.

Your first week

  1. File for unemployment right away. Benefits usually count from the week you apply. Find your state’s unemployment office.
  2. Read your separation paperwork before you sign. Note your last day, final pay, severance, unused vacation and the deadline to decide.
  3. Sort out health insurance. Ask HR about COBRA, and compare plans on HealthCare.gov: losing work coverage opens a special enrollment window.
  4. Ask for references and LinkedIn recommendations now, while your work is fresh in people’s minds.
  5. Take stock before you apply everywhere. The 2-minute fit check above is a start; Aptly’s full assessments (about 40 minutes in all, nothing is graded) show which roles fit you, including ones your experience wouldn’t have pointed to, and who’s hiring for them near you.
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Layoff details come from public WARN Act notices filed with state workforce agencies and published reports. Aptly is not affiliated with Microsoft. Openings come from employers’ career pages and public job boards. The fit check uses items from the O*NET Interest Profiler (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); it is career exploration, not a hiring test.

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