Bavarian-based enterprise Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off 10% of its global workforce as a result of AI and automation.

SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen sent out an internal memo to its staff that AI and automation are leading to changes in the industry… and resulting in a 10% global workforce reduction at SUSE. Those affected are set to be notified beginning tomorrow, 4 November.

These layoffs follow voluntary separation offers sent out in September albeit not with enough uptake to satisfy management.

The unfortunate state of the industry.

  • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 hours ago

    No, it’s laying them off because it’s November and it will juice their financials. AI is a convenient scapegoat

  • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
    24·
    13 hours ago

    they could have expanded. we could have had a better life because of automation.

    money god says fuck you though

  • istdaslol@feddit.org
    392·
    16 hours ago

    We have to remember, the tech sector did a lot of over-hiring which didn’t meet growth. Saying it’s because AI automation is nowadays a get-out-of-jail-card for companies to adjust their staff size without a huge drop in value.

  • Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world
    141·
    14 hours ago

    I have a paid for SUSE subscription and have been to susecon a couple times, I won’t use it anymore after this.

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
      4·
      9 hours ago

      The Yast2 GUI system admin tools made my transition from Windows super easy. It was like the Windows old school control center. You can change your kernel boot parameters via GUI, adjust services and the enabled/disabled and other stuff via GUI, add or remove packages with check marks. You could probably do everything without touching the command line.

      A lot of that has now moved to a cockpit-client launcher, which is just OK, doesn’t have the same buttons and knobs as YAST.