EXPLICITAI LAYOFF

Workday: 1,750 jobs cut

February 7, 2025USHR SoftwareWorkday

Workday cut 8.5% of its workforce with CEO explicitly stating layoffs were needed to prioritize AI investment. This is part of a broader pattern in HR Software where companies are restructuring operations around AI capabilities while reducing headcount in functions susceptible to automation.

Conservative

1,750

Core Estimate

1,750

Upper Bound

1,750

Sources

PrimaryFortuneFebruary 7, 2025

Workday cuts 1,750 jobs to prioritize AI investment

Workday cut 8.5% of its workforce with CEO explicitly stating layoffs were needed to prioritize AI investment.

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