Microsoft retires 8-year-old Perspectives feedback tool, simplifies performance reviews

Microsoft is shutting down Perspectives, its internal peer-feedback platform that has been in use for eight years. The company is also streamlining its performance review system by reducing the number of rating categories. These changes signal a broader cultural shift toward higher performance expectations within the tech giant. Separately, Microsoft recently offered a voluntary retirement package to more than 8,500 employees in the United States. The package covers healthcare benefits, severance pay, and partial stock vesting for those who qualify.