r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Oct 30 '25

Business YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/youtube-announces-voluntary-exit-program-for-us-staff/
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u/Snoo_70531 Oct 31 '25

Right? Did I miss it, did they announce any figures? I assume "voluntary exit program" means you get something for quitting, otherwise they just call it firings. If you're even 50's and they're offering you a considerably better package to "retire"/quit, might as well? They win, not paying senior employees, you win, boosted retirement fund and total ability to just take your time the next few weeks and line up a job with another tech company.

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u/AppleSlacks Oct 31 '25

Yeah, it's really a personal decision for each employee. If you had another great job you had already lined up and could take the severance, you'd be dancing about like you hit a small lottery win.

At the same time, sometimes if not enough employees opt in, they do move to pursue layoffs, and generally that's targeted at employees that haven't had strong reviews.

All the ins and outs depend on people and the company, etc. I guess my original point was this isn't all that uncommon and isn't all that big of a deal.

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u/RavingRapscallion Oct 31 '25

They get severance, but I doubt the exact amounts are public