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Atlassian
has
announced
a
five
percent
staff
reduction,
“around
500”
people
in
real
terms,
a
move
it
says
will
“rebalance
our
team
to
better
position
Atlassian
for
the
long
term”.
Co-founders
Mike
Cannon-Brookes
and
Scott
Farquhar
wrote
in
an
internal
announcement that
“tough
calls”
had
to
be
made
“to
prioritise
the
most
critical
work
for
our
current
and
future
customers”.
“We
need
to
go
further
in
rebalancing
the
skills
we
require
to
run
faster
at
our
company
priorities,”
the
two
wrote.
Rather
than
a
company-wide
cut,
they
said,
the
most
impacted
teams
will
be
talent
acquisition,
program
management,
and
research
and
insights.
Research
and
insights
was
established
in
2017
and
focuses
on
service
design
and
user
experience.
The
blog
post
doesn’t
say
how
deeply
individual
teams
will
be
cut.
Cannon-Brookes
and
Farquhar
said
there
will
be
a
global
severance
package
of
at
least
15
weeks
plus
a
week
for
each
year
of
service.
Laid
off
staff
will
be
able
to
retain
their
remotely-erased
laptops,
and
where
the
company
sponsors
healthcare
that
will
continue
for
six
months.
Where
possible,
the
company
said,
it
will
provide
the
chance
to
apply
for
open
roles
internally,
on
a
global
basis,
and
a
range
of
outplacement
services
will
be
offered.
Rather
than
escorting
staff
from
the
premises,
most
who
are
laid
off
will
have
until
close
of
business
March
10
local
time
to
“interact
with
their
teams”.
“We
encourage
you
to
take
the
time
for
farewells,
including
writing
goodbye
blogs
and
sharing
any
handovers.
Some
of
those
leaving
may
not
want
to
do
any
of
this
–
and
that’s
okay
too,”
the
co-founders
wrote.
Those
who
have
access
to
sensitive
data
will
have
their
laptops
locked.
Farquhar
and
Cannon-Brookes
will
host
a
“founder
tour”
next
week
to
answer
questions.
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