GitLab to lay off 7% of employees



The online service '

GitLab ', which can manage program version control, has sent a memo to employees, revealing that it plans to reduce the size of the team by 7%.

An announcement from GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij | GitLab
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2023/02/09/gitlab-news/

“It was a very difficult decision to make and one that I think was unexpected for everyone,” GitLab CEO Sid Sibrandi said in a note. increase.

“The current macroeconomic environment is challenging, and while companies continue to invest in software, they are taking a more conservative approach and being more cautious in their decision-making,” said Sibrandi. We hoped that this change would help us weather the growing global recession, but unfortunately we have had to do more.'

The members who leave GitLab are instructed to participate in the meeting via the manager, and various things such as the maximum guarantee to find a new place, salary payment during the transition period, and 4 months of retirement allowance are paid. Sibrandi said he will provide support measures. The CEO thanked the team members for their great contributions, adding, 'I am very sorry.'



A similar online version control service `` GitHub '' is also planning to reduce the number of employees, and it was revealed in an internal email that 10% of employees will be dismissed by the end of fiscal 2023.

GitHub will dismiss 10% of its employees, and the office will be closed in anticipation of a complete remote system - GIGAZINE



in Web Service, Posted by log1p_kr