Big Tech's next round of layoffs could start with volunteers

Some Google employees are rallying for voluntary buyouts to be offered before layoffs. Noah Berger/Associated Press Some Google workers are pushing for voluntary buyouts as a standard first step to trimming head count. Meanwhile, Microsoft recently offered retirement packages on a broad scale for the first time. Buyouts can soften job cuts, though when made available to workers of all tenures, firms risk losing top talent. Voluntary buyouts are having a moment in Big Tech. Workers at Google...