Interesting article about Atlassian and the experiences of staff.

My view is the company is probably borked and will only get worse. They have clearly been on a downward trajectory for a few years now.

The pivot-to-AI will probably backfire too.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/21/atlassian-cuts-layoffs-staff-now-looking-for-work-ai

#Atlassian

First came the AI ‘teammates’, then the layoffs: the new reality for Atlassian staff now looking for work

‘These AI agents have been really, really helpful,’ says a former Sydney employee. ‘But you couldn’t use something like that to replace an actual human worker’

The Guardian

@troberts
This is not the way. How incredibly disrespectful

“Those affected found out through a sudden email and a video from Cannon-Brookes, and then were given some time to say goodbye to colleagues over company Slack messaging channels.”