Mozilla lays off 250 employees, reorganizes the organization

CEO Mozilla, Mitchell Baker mentioned in an internal letter recently that the company has laid off about 250 employees, the office in Taipei, Taiwan will also be closed, and at least 60 people will be transferred. Mitchell said that this is a big challenge that needs to be addressed during the epidemic, and it is also a time for the reorganization of Mozilla’s entire organization.

This is Mozilla’s second major layoffs this year. At the beginning of this year, Mozilla had laid off 70 employees due to product revenues that did not meet expectations, reducing the total number of employees to about 1,000. This time another 250 people were laid off, accounting for up to 25%.

In an open letter titled “Changing World, Changing Mozilla“, Mitchell revealed that the company has made a lot of planning before 2020, including investment in new products, but the global pandemic of COVID-19 has completely affected their economic conditions. These plans are no longer feasible, and layoffs have therefore become more necessary. At the same time, in Mitchell’s view, Mozilla’s organizational structure has not been very appropriate for a long time in the past. In order to create new products and create a better Internet, the organization needs to undergo a major reorganization to ensure financial status The long-term stability.

Since last year, Mozilla has successfully launched subscription services such as proprietary VPN and Pocket reading for Firefox. The general direction is to create more private products. It seems that there is still a long way to go for commercial exploration in this area.