Grammarly laying off 230 workers, deepening investments in AI
Grammarly, the cloud-based writing assistant, is eliminating approximately 230 jobs as it restructures its business.
What’s going on at Grammarly?
CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury told staff in a recent memo that the restructuring will help the company “strengthen our focus toward driving the AI-enabled workplace and deepen our technical investments in AI.”
“This is not a cost-cutting exercise. Grammarly’s financial position is, and remains, strong.”
Roy-Chowdhury added that the job cuts will affect most functions and geographies.
The company claims on its website that it employs a total workforce of more than 1,000 people.
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Impact on Canadian staff
It remains unclear if any Canadian employees at Grammarly have been let go.
The company has more than 70 workers in the country, according to its LinkedIn page.
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