Comment by Nemo_bis

You can tell what proportion they want to take the offer by how generous the offer is. And indeed:

> The Redmond, Washington-based company is expecting a lower proportion to accept the voluntary exit offer because the employees included in the offer are younger and no additional incentive is given beyond standard severance for their length of service, the person familiar said. Typical take-up levels for buyouts in tech are between 3 per cent and 5 per cent, they added.

https://www.ft.com/content/2ef29406-f2f8-413f-81f6-5ae098c97...