Tuomas Artman posts viral mock layoff memo to announce Linear hiring
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Updated · Business Insider · May 8
Tuomas Artman posts viral mock layoff memo to announce Linear hiring
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · May 8
The X post drew more than 270,000 views, and a spokesperson said Linear has 25 open positions, with more planned later this year.
Artman wrote that Linear had made the "difficult decision" to increase its workforce, parodying AI-era layoff language as commenters asked about available roles.
The post comes as Snap, Block, Coinbase and Cloudflare have linked layoffs to AI; Artman said he is sceptical of such reasoning and argued AI should make strong teams more capable.
As big tech cuts jobs citing AI, why are smaller firms using the same tech to hire and expand?
Is AI a genuine reason for mass layoffs, or is it becoming corporate America's newest excuse for downsizing?