Atlassian says it had right to fire engineer for suggesting billionaire CEO was a ‘rich jerk’

Atlassian staffer ‘illegally fired’ after ‘irrelevant personal attack’ on CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes

Atlassian has defended its decision to fire an employee days after she “essentially” described co-founder and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes as a “rich jerk” in a company-wide Slack channel, in what lawyers deemed an “irrelevant personal attack”.

Atlassian accused of illegally firing employee who suggested boss was 'rich jerk'

Australian-based software giant Atlassian is accused of illegally firing an employee for criticising the boss over workplace issues during a company-wide meeting.Denise Unterwurzacher, an Atlassian engineer in the US, repeatedly spoke out about a controversial restructuring plan in 2023, according to a court transcript obtained by Bloomberg via a Freedom of Information Act request.During an "ask me anything" video call between staff and executiv…

Atlassian says it had right to fire engineer for suggesting billionaire CEO was a ‘rich jerk’

The dispute started during an “Ask Me Anything” video call with employees that included chief executive officer Mike Cannon-Brookes.

Atlassian defends firing engineer for suggesting CEO is ‘rich jerk’

Denise Unterwurzacher was fired after she criticised a controversial “re-levelling” plan that amounted to a demotion for many staff, US labour board prosecutors allege.