SUSE to cut one in ten employees because of... AI
'Modern tooling is already changing our daily workflows' says CEO at open source biz
SUSE, the privately owned open source software business, announced on Monday that it plans to reduce its global workforce by approximately 10 percent. CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen revealed the difficult decision in an email to the company's 1,900-strong workforce. The reduction comes as the company adapts to the rapidly changing software industry landscape and grows its capabilities in automation and AI.
Van Leeuwen explained that the decision was made after careful consideration of the company's future strategy, required capabilities, and team structures. He assured employees that the organization is committed to evolving and building a sustainable, resilient SUSE for the long term. The specific roles at risk of redundancy were not outlined, but SUSE claims it has considered how employees can evolve, what they can stop doing, and what they need to do more of.
Staff affected by the redundancies will be informed by November 4, with employee representatives notified the following day, and one-to-one meetings beginning at the start of the following week.
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