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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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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is it really because of the AI or because we’re going into a quiet recession?

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Both, honestly. It's also because people are realizing that they hate Jira.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

Not me.

(I've known that all along, since I first laid eyes upon it and it refused to sort by "date".)

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

Hello, I just wanted to say that I hate Jira.

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

Jira sucks so much