New Delhi, May 22 (IANS). American software company ClickUp has laid off 22 percent of its employees as it revamps its operations with an aim to increase efficiency by ‘100 times’ through AI-based roles.
The CEO of ClickUp said that this decision has been taken in view of the strong position of the company and most of the savings arising from this will be used to pay higher salaries to the remaining employees and to the employees who have performed well with the help of AI.
Jeb Evans, founder and CEO of software firm ClickUp, said in a post on social media platform
Evans said the laid-off employees will be offered a package that honors their contributions and helps them navigate the new transition. The company will introduce salary bands of up to $1 million annually for employees who demonstrate ‘100x impact’.
He also outlined a new operating model in which the best engineers and product leaders will not just write code, but operate and review AI agents, increasing their productivity manifold.
“The common belief is that AI makes everyone more productive. But that’s not the case. Many of today’s workflows, if they continue without change, will create bottlenecks for AI systems,” he said.
He further said in the post that if the company’s best engineers spent their time reviewing other employees’ code, it would become an ‘ineffective bottleneck’. He said that these engineers can review the code generated by AI agents much faster than human code.
The CEO said, “Interestingly, those who automate their jobs with the help of AI will always have work. They will become the owners, i.e. agent managers, of the AI system.”
Earlier this week, Facebook’s parent company Meta also started reducing 10 percent of its global workforce so that it can strengthen its artificial intelligence initiatives.
According to reports, layoffs in the global tech sector are increasing rapidly in 2026. More than 1 lakh jobs have been lost so far this year and the total layoffs are expected to exceed 3 lakh. This includes major companies like Oracle, Amazon and Meta.
–IANS
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