- CONSTANT reorganizations, layoffs, company direction changes.
Every 3-6 months, there is a large change that will negatively impact how you work. The last layoff that occurred in March 2026 impacted individuals in high priority roles that had been with Atlassian for 7+ years, which in turn slowed or fully stopped large scale projects.
- Team headcount becoming leaner every quarter, workload increasing even more.
Expect to see people leave and not have a backfill come in. If you are on a team of 3, you will be expected to have an output of a team of 10 and your timelines will become even tighter. This is of course leading to mass burnout and long term employees leaving in droves.
- APEX and stack ranking. No explanation needed.
- Little to no career growth.
If you're aiming for a promotion, be prepared to work well outside of your role responsibilities for several years, and be prepared to write your own packet for a possible consideration. Promos are incredibly hard to get for most ICs in the Creative Brand/Marketing department, and teams are limited to a certain number of promotions each cycle (meaning if your teammate gets promoted, you will not be eligible until next time).
There are teammates that have been overperforming in their roles for 5+ years that have been turned down for promos with reasons of "not being the right time" or their accomplishments being them "doing what is expected".
