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Engineering including CTO. The makeup of Australian staff cannot be immediately decided due to local workplace rights laws requiring genuine consultation. > Th
by Maxious 7mo ago
Engineering including CTO. The makeup of Australian staff cannot be immediately decided due to local workplace rights laws requiring genuine consultation.
> The union representing Atlassian workers, Professionals Australia, said impacted employees were told on Thursday, with a consultation process to last until 19 March and final termination expected on 2 April.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/12/atlassian-layoffs-software-technology-ai-push-mike-cannon-brookes-asx https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/12/atlassian...
- simonw 7mo agoGood link, thanks: > More than 900 affected positions were involved in software research and development, a spokesperson said. Most of Atlassian’s employees work in software engineering and design, accounting for over 50% of its 13,813 full-time workforce in June 2025. Seems to me like this detail is particularly important though: > [Atlassian] is not profitable and has recorded millions in losses every year since 2017, including a net loss of US$42m in the last three months of 2025, up from US$38m the prior year.