Salesforce layoffs evidence Tableau has lost independence

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    "url": "https://www.techtarget.com/news/Salesforce-layoffs-evidence-Tableau-has-lost-independence/843447/",
    "title": "Salesforce layoffs evidence Tableau has lost independence - TechTarget",
    "excerpt": "The analytics vendor was significantly affected by the CRM giant’s latest staff cut, which comes on the heels of an exodus of executives from Tableau that included its former CEO. Tableau was largely unscathed when Salesforce executed a round of layoffs in 2020. That was not the case on Wednesday when the CRM giant laid off 10% of its staff , a development that further illustrates Tableau's evolution from independent entity within Salesforce to just another subsidiary. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff sent a companywide email at approximately 3 a.m. PST on Wednesday informing Salesforce's estimated 80,000 employees that the company planned to lay off staff. He cited overhiring during the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn as the primary reason. \"As our revenue accelerated through the pandemic, we hired too many people leading into this economic downturn we're now facing, and I take responsibility for that,\" he wrote in a message disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. \"Within the next hour, employees who are initially affected by this decision will receive an email letting them know.\" In the ensuing hours, about 8,000 employees received emails informing them that their jobs were being eliminated, including many who worked for Tableau. Salesforce acquired Tableau , an analytics vendor founded in 2003 and based in Seattle, for $15.7...",
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