GitHub Will Cut 10% of Staff
The ripple effects of Microsoft’s massive restructuring efforts are impacting Github. The company, acquired by Microsoft back in 2018, said in February it would reduce its overall staff by 10% by the end of the fiscal year. Employees aren’t the only ones on the chopping block though. Github, according to Fortune, will also close all of its offices and end its current leases.
“We announced a number of difficult but necessary decisions and budgetary realignments to both protect the health of our business in the short term and grant us the capacity to invest in our long-term strategy moving forward,” a company spokesperson said in a statement sent to TechCrunch. “You can view our CEO’s full message to employees with additional details on these changes below.”
As part of the shakeup, Github will also reportedly move to Teams for its internal video conferencing and move its laptop refresh cycle from three to four years. All, apparently, in the name of saving money.
