Post by @SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml

2026-11-03 18:39 UTC

SUSE Laying Off 10% Of Its Workforce Due To AI & Automation 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.

Replies (12)

@Ephera@lemmy.ml 2026-11-03 19:38

RIP

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@ventilcheck@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-11-03 20:34

sad, never a big fan of yast but appreciate a european owned distro

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@istdaslol@feddit.org 2026-11-03 21:41

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.

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@limelight79@lemmy.world 2026-11-03 22:07

I’ve never used SUSE, but it’s one of the oldest Linux distributions still going. Sad to see this.

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@Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 2026-11-03 23:40

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

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@umbrella@lemmy.ml 2026-11-04 00:49

they could have expanded. we could have had a better life because of automation. money god says fuck you though

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@melfie@lemmy.zip 2026-11-04 01:37

Never was my distro of choice and guess that won’t be changing.

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@HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 09:06

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

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@AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 2026-11-05 02:44

Cannot wait for the news that SUSE becomes the latest target of exploits and such due to vibed cuck code… all because they fired people who knew how to do their job correctly for “AI and automation”. We need no nonsense leaders who will do everything in their power to kill generative AI like centuries ago. Another project is slowly killing itself by a thousands cuts by a radioactive knife.

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@TeaWithDani@lemmy.world 2026-11-05 09:51

No, SUSE lays off workers because it has been purchased by private equity ghouls.

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@Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-11-05 13:41

As an OpenSuse user, should I look for alternatives? I do like OpenSuse as it is now…

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@Digit@lemmy.today 2026-11-05 19:09

Sounds like a good time to apply for a job at SUSE. It’ll show foresight and initiative, to be ready for when they realise they need to hire more, not less.

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