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ClickUp Cuts 22% Workforce, Funds Million-Dollar AI Salaries

5/26/2026

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ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans announced it cut 22% of its workforce to adopt AI.
He said the savings will fund million-dollar salary bands for AI users among remaining staff.
ClickUp runs about 3,000 internal AI agents that employees direct and review.
Evans aims for a “100x org” where AI augments work, noting a Gartner survey that 80% of firms using the technology have cut jobs but see little financial gain.

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ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans announced it cut 22% of its workforce to adopt AI.
He said the savings will fund million-dollar salary bands for AI users among remaining staff.
ClickUp runs about 3,000 internal AI agents that employees direct and review.
Evans aims for a “100x org” where AI augments work, noting a Gartner survey that 80% of firms using the technology have cut jobs but see little financial gain.