Anonymous22 days ago
Atlassian announced it will cut roughly 1,600 jobs — 10% of its global workforce — citing the need to "self-fund" AI and enterprise investments, even as the company posts 23% revenue growth. The layoffs, which disproportionately affect engineering and R&D roles, have reignited the "AI washing" debate about whether tech companies are using artificial intelligence as a convenient justification for financially motivated workforce reductions, a pattern now affecting over 45,000 tech workers globally in early 2026.