Activists should sail away from their doomed attack on Benioff’s Salesforce The activist investors targeting Salesforce don't have Marc Benioff's track record. Here's why the Salesforce CEO will outflank them. Fortune · Mar 1, 2023
Salesforce reportedly pays actor Matthew McConaughey $10m a year despite layoffs McConaughey has reportedly been involved in "high-level corporate discussions" as well as fronting multi-million dollar adverts. Fortune · Mar 1, 2023
Anger as Salesforce ‘paying Matthew McConaughey $10m a year for creative advice’ as it lays off hundreds McConaughey is reportedly a friend of Salesforce founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023
Tech giant Salesforce is caught in a war with employees that sums up the pandemic workplace It’s not the first time Marc Benioff has suggested remote work was bad for productivity. Fortune · Feb 28, 2023
Salesforce braces for investor pressures After years of fast growth and costly acquisitions, Salesforce is facing post-pandemic realities that have taken a toll on Big Tech sales and profits. Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says his rambling 2-hour all-hands meeting about layoffs was a bad idea In January, Salesforce said it would lay off 10% of its employees. A call after the news broke didn't bode well with employees, and now, CEO Marc Benioff admits it was a bad idea. Fortune · Feb 14, 2023
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Gold rush fever over ChatGPT hits Bret Taylor as the former Salesforce crown prince set to found his 3rd startup Instead of inheriting the throne from Marc Benioff, Taylor seizes on the A.I. trend, his latest bandwagon after previously selling his two previous companies to Facebook and Salesforce. Fortune · Feb 9, 2023
Trouble in Marc Benioff's cloud paradise Salesforce's Ohana motto likens the company to a family. But recent layoffs have caused tensions in the family. Fortune · Feb 3, 2023
1,900 employees disappear from Salesforce’s all-employee Slack channel as layoffs leave those still with jobs confused and upset One laid-off worker had just received a surfboard from the company as congratulations for five years of service. Fortune · Feb 2, 2023
It’s no surprise Salesforce’s shareholders are demanding a reset But that doesn’t necessarily mean a rejection of Marc Benioff’s social focus. Fortune · Jan 30, 2023
Apple, Disney, Salesforce: Why are the world’s best companies failing to innovate on the future of work? Disney and Apple have adopted a traditionalist perspective on how to innovate, which ironically hinders innovation, writes Gleb Tsipursky. Fortune · Jan 23, 2023
Activist investor Elliott takes stake in Slack owner Salesforce US investment group typically buys stakes in underperforming firms and seeks changes to way they are run The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023
Activist investor Elliott sets its sights on Salesforce What Elliott wants, it typically gets. Axios · Jan 23, 2023
Fortune · Jan 22, 2023 Layoffs etiquette: Microsoft and others are showing us what not to do when eliminating jobs There’s no good way to eliminate thousands of jobs. But some ways are worse than others.
Fortune · Jan 22, 2023 Are remote workers lazy? Experts are conflicted on whether remote workers are more (or less) lazy than their in-office counterparts. Here's their advice for employers on increasing productivity.
Fortune · Jan 14, 2023 Goldman Sachs employees were laid off at ‘meetings’ they had been emailed calendar invites for: Report Add “David’s Demolition Day” at Goldman Sachs to the debate on proper layoffs etiquette.
Fortune · Jan 7, 2023 Salesforce ‘Ohana’ in doubt after CEO Marc Benioff avoids questions about layoffs in all-hands meeting “Ohana,” a Hawaiian concept Benioff wove into Salesforce's culture, conveys family bonds that encourage people to be responsible for each other.
Fortune · Jan 6, 2023 Some Salesforce offices are 90% empty Salesforce tells staff it's scaling back its office space after cutting 10% of staff.
Fortune · Jan 6, 2023 Salesforce’s once-famous “Aloha Spirit” is getting tested by its Slack, Tableau acquisitions There’s trouble in paradise for co-founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff amid a rocky integration of the two high-priced companies.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2023 Job cuts and falling shares: how did it all go so wrong for the US tech sector? As Amazon axes 18,000 roles and Tesla loses 65% of its value, we examine the causes of the glitch hitting Silicon Valley
Dublin Live · Jan 5, 2023 Tech company Salesforce announces plans to cut 10 per cent of jobs The organisation, work messaging app Slack, currently employs over 2,000 people in Ireland
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023 Amazon to axe 18,000 workers as more US tech firms cut jobs Amazon boss blames economic uncertainty and recent rapid hiring while Salesforce cuts 8,000 roles, almost 1 in 10 staff
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023 Amazon, Salesforce jettison jobs in latest tech worker purge E-commerce giant Amazon and business software maker Salesforce are the latest U.S. tech companies to announce major job cuts
Fortune · Jan 4, 2023 Salesforce cuts 10% of staff in layoffs as boss admits he 'hired too many people' The software company will lay off around 8,000 people after going on a wild hiring spree during the pandemic.