First came the AI ‘teammates’, then the layoffs: the new reality for Atlassian staff now looking for work

‘These AI agents have been really, really helpful,’ says a former Sydney employee. ‘But you couldn’t use something like that to replace an actual human worker’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sacked from his “dream job” at software giant Atlassian, Rubio* wants just one thing – closure. “We were probably exceeding expectations and there’s no explanation from the company as a whole as to why any of this happened,” he says. Continue reading...

By Luca Ittimani