“Software giant #Atlassian has announced it is #LayingOff about 10% of its #workforce, or roughly 1,600 positions, and replacing its chief technology officer as it restructures to invest further in #ArtificialIntelligence.
More than 900 affected positions were involved in #SoftwareResearch and development, a spokesperson said. Most of Atlassian’s #employees work in #SoftwareEngineering and #design, accounting for over 50% of its 13,813 full-time workforce in June 2025.
About 640 affected employees are in #NorthAmerica, 480 in #Australia and 250 in #india with the remainder spread across #Japan, the #Philippines, #Europe, the #MiddleEast and #Africa, according to the spokesperson.”
A reminder this company was created in #java by a bunch of “Blub programmers” 🤪😣🤣
#WhiteCollar / #ZeroHourWork / #Entrepreneurs / #Straya / #AI / #SaaS / #software <https://theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/12/atlassian-layoffs-software-technology-ai-push-mike-cannon-brookes-asx>
@technology-thenewsdesk @thenewsdesk because #capitalism incentivizes it!
#Verizon is #layingoff over 13,000 #workers
@Verizon #jobcuts affect around 13% of its total #workforce
https://www.techradar.com/pro/verizon-is-laying-off-over-13-000-workers
#Meta Reportedly #LayingOff Hundreds From Its #AI Team
https://gizmodo.com/meta-reportedly-laying-off-hundreds-from-its-ai-team-2000675723
#TikTok is #layingoff dozens of #workers as the #techindustry continues to shed #jobs in the new year
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-tiktok-laying-dozens-workers-tech.html