Workday to Cut Nearly 2,000 Workers on Profit Focus (1)

Workday Inc. is cutting about 8.5% of its workforce, making it the latest technology company to begin 2025 with headcount reductions.

The cuts will amount to about 1,750 workers, Chief Executive Officer Carl Eschenbach wrote in a note to employees Wednesday. “The environment we’re operating in today demands a new approach, particularly given our size and scale,” he wrote.

Workday intends to hire in strategic areas such as AI, allow faster decision-making, and take on more people overseas, Eschenbach wrote. This will advance the company’s “ongoing focus on durable growth,” Workday said in a filing Wednesday.

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