Medtronic: Anyone else noticing more 'voluntary' departures suddenly becoming 'early retirement' packages?

Hearing a lot of chatter around my org about long-term employees being offered 'enhanced' early retirement packages. They're being framed as generous incentives, but the timing is weird. It's happening right after some of the 'efficiency' discussions. It feels like a way to trim headcount without the messiness of official layoffs. A few people I know have taken the bait, and their roles haven't been backfilled, or the responsibilities are being quietly absorbed by others. Just feels a bit… sneaky. Anyone else in a similar boat or heard similar stories? Wondering if this is a company-wide trend or just a localized effort.