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Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
to lay off
cái yuán
裁员
1,600
yī qiān liù bǎi
一千六百
people
rén
will redirect
jiāng
resources
zīyuán
资源
to shift toward
zhuǎn xiàng
转向
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
development
kāifā
开发

Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
company
gōngsī
公司
Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
1,600
yī qiān liù bǎi
一千六百
people
rén
accounting for
zhàn
its
global
quánqiú
全球
employees
yuángōng
员工
(modifier particle)
de
10 percent
bǎi fēn zhī shí
百分之十
company
gōngsī
公司
to state
biǎoshì
表示
this
cǐ cì
此次
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
is
shì
in order to
wèile
为了
to redirect
jiāng
more
gèng duō
更多
resources
zīyuán
资源
to put into
tóurù
投入
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
and
enterprise sales
qǐyè xiāoshòu
企业销售

March 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM

March 11
sān yuè shí yī rì
三月十一日
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
company
gōngsī
公司
Atlassian (software company)
Atlassian
Atlassian
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
(completion particle)
le
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
company
gōngsī
公司
to lay off
cái yuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
1,600
yī qiān liù bǎi
一千六百
people
rén
accounting for
zhàn
global
quánqiú
全球
employees
yuángōng
员工
(modifier particle)
de
10 percent
bǎi fēn zhī shí
百分之十
company
gōngsī
公司
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
to say
shuō
because
yīnwèi
因为
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to change
gǎibiàn
改变
(completion particle)
le
work methods
gōngzuò fāngshì
工作方式
therefore / so
suǒyǐ
所以
to need
xūyào
需要
to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
some
bùfen
部分
job positions
gǎngwèi
岗位
although
suīrán
虽然
company
gōngsī
公司
to state
biǎoshì
表示
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
did not
méiyǒu
没有
directly
zhíjiē
直接
to replace
tìdài
替代
employees
yuángōng
员工
but
dàn
some
yīxiē
一些
work areas / fields
gōngzuò lǐngyù
工作领域
(modifier particle)
de
demand
xūqiú
需求
decreased
jiǎnshǎo
减少
(completion particle)
le
this time
cǐ cì
此次
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
among
zhōng
more than
chāoguò
超过
900
jiǔ bǎi
九百
people
rén
coming from
lái zì
来自
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
research and development
yán fā
研发
department
bùmén
部门
(passive marker)
bèi
laid off
cái
(modifier particle)
de
employees
yuángōng
员工
will
jiāng
to receive
huòdé
获得
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
sixteen
shíliù
十六
weeks
zhōu
(modifier particle)
de
departure from employment
lí zhí
离职
compensation / severance pay
bǔcháng
补偿
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out
zhǐ chū
指出
this year
jīnnián
今年
global
quánqiú
全球
technology
kējì
科技
industry
hángyè
行业
layoffs
cái yuán
裁员
already
exceeded
chāoguò
超过
45,000
sì wàn wǔ qiān
四万五千
people
rén

New Words

cái yuán
裁员
layoffs
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
artificial intelligence
gōngzuò
工作
work
gǎngwèi
岗位
job position
yuángōng
员工
employee
yán fā
研发
research and development
bǔcháng
补偿
compensation
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact
jìshù
技术
technology
hángyè
行业
industry

News in English

Science & Technology

Atlassian Cuts 1,600 Jobs to Fund AI Development Push

Australian software company Atlassian announced layoffs of about 1,600 employees, or 10 percent of its global workforce, to redirect resources toward AI development and enterprise sales.

On March 11, software company Atlassian announced large-scale layoffs. The company laid off approximately 1,600 people, accounting for 10% of global employees. The company's CEO stated that because artificial intelligence has changed work methods, it needs to reduce some job positions. Although the company stated that artificial intelligence did not directly replace employees, demand in some work areas has decreased. In these layoffs, over 900 people came from the software research and development department. Laid-off employees will receive at least 16 weeks of severance compensation. Analysts point out that global technology industry layoffs this year have exceeded 45,000 people.

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