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‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push (www.theguardian.com)
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Software giant Atlassian has announced it is laying off about 10% of its workforce, or roughly 1,600 positions, and replacing its chief technology officer as it restructures to invest further in artificial intelligence.

Shares of the company rose more than 4% in extended trading on the Nasdaq.

The company’s co-founder, Mike Cannon-Brookes, told employees the move was “the right decision for Atlassian” in a note circulated late Wednesday, US time.

“But that doesn’t mean it’s easy,” he said. “Far from it. I know this has a huge impact on each of you, and it weighs heavily on me and Atlassian today.”

About 640 affected employees are in North America, 480 in Australia and 250 in India, with the remainder spread across Japan, the Philippines, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a spokesperson said.

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[-] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 points 6 days ago

Losing the CTO is not a huge loss, tbh.

[-] anachronist@midwest.social 8 points 6 days ago

That's not OP's point. The point is they are clearly getting rid of the guy for telling them their AI plans are dumb. I've seen it before. If you see a leader get dismissed or resign right as there is a big policy shift that's what's going on internally.

[-] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Do you mean in this specific instance or in general? Cuz my CTO left and we had to directly report to the COO who had 0 understanding of whatever development issues we encountered. It was a huge pain

[-] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I meant Rajeev specifically. Not sure if you've worked with him or not.

[-] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Oh right mb, I thought this was more of a general statement haha

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[-] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago

I've not had a cto worth a shit ever. They sit around playing with new tech or demanding status reports but never seen one actually be helpful

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Sure, but don't worry, the huge losses are coming

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