The Register reports that SUSE offered a ‘voluntary separation’ and early retirement option to eligible employees as the veteran Linux vendor reshapes its business, with multiple sources saying long-serving staff, particularly those with more than ten years at the company, were approached after an all-hands meeting. The report notes that SUSE’s Prague employees unionized earlier this year as the SUSE Workers Union within the Czech ICT Union, and that the staffing changes come as openSUSE Leap 16 drops longstanding SUSE tools including YaST, X.org, 32-bit compatibility libraries and the old installer in favor of alternatives such as Red Hat’s Cockpit.
Longtime SUSE staff asked if they'd opt for 'voluntary separation'
The Register reports that SUSE offered a 'voluntary separation' and early retirement option to eligible employees as the veteran Linux vendor reshapes its business, with multiple sources saying long-serving staff, particularly those with more than ten years at the company, were approached after an all-hands meeting. The report notes that SUSE's Prague employees unionized earlier this year as the SUSE Workers Union within the Czech ICT Union, and that the staffing changes come as openSUSE Leap 16 drops longstanding SUSE tools including YaST, X.org, 32-bit compatibility libraries and the old installer in favor of alternatives such as Red Hat's Cockpit.
Source: The Register