Buyout Desk

Deciding on the Microsoft buyout? Talk to a former manager who made the call to leave.

30 minutes on video. $100 to $150 total, including our 20% booking fee. Nothing to pay until you book.

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  1. What they weighed and what tipped it
  2. Their own severance math, on one page
  3. The months after, and your questions

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When we have advisors who fit, we email you 2 or 3 profiles without names (role, part of Microsoft, years there, when they left). You choose; names are shared when you book.

Each advisor sets their own rate. Peer experience only: no advice on your stock, RSUs, ESPP, separation agreement or taxes.

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What an advisor profile looks like

Examples for illustration. Not real people.

  • Made-up examplePrincipal PM ManagerAzure · 14 yrs · left 2024Can talk about: weighing it with kids in school; the first six months after.
  • Made-up exampleSenior Engineering ManagerOffice · 11 yrs · left 2023Can talk about: leaving with no job lined up; setting a runway number.
  • Made-up exampleGroup Program ManagerXbox · 17 yrs · left 2025Can talk about: leaving after a long tenure; what to ask yourself first.
  • Made-up examplePrincipal Data Science ManagerCloud + AI · 10 yrs · left 2024Can talk about: going independent; the ups and downs of year one.
  • Made-up exampleSenior Program Manager LeadBing · 8 yrs · left 2025Can talk about: taking a few months off first, and what it cost.
  • Made-up exampleDirector, Business DevelopmentDynamics · 12 yrs · left 2023Can talk about: moving to a 40-person startup; the change of pace.
  • Made-up exampleSoftware Engineering ManagerWindows · 9 yrs · left 2024Can talk about: deciding after a reorg; talking it through at home.
  • Made-up examplePartner Group Eng. ManagerAzure · 19 yrs · left 2023Can talk about: stepping back; how they laid out their own severance math.

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