Atlassian defends firing engineer for suggesting CEO is 'rich jerk'
4 hours ago
- #Labor Rights
- #Employee Firing
- #Workplace Criticism
- US labor board prosecutors allege Atlassian illegally fired an employee, Denise Unterwurzacher, for criticizing its CEO over workplace changes and communication.
- The NLRB attorney stated the fired software engineer was acting under Atlassian's 'Open Company, No Bullshit' philosophy by speaking out on workplace issues, including title changes.
- The allegation was presented at a hearing in Austin on March 3, with the employee's repeated criticisms being cited as protected activity.