Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

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Knowledge, AI Coding Startup, who earns the rival company Windsarf three weeks ago, exempted 5 employees last week and supplies the bayouts to about 200 remaining employees in the team, The information reportThe

This is the latest battle of Whiplash that Windsarof employees face up after turmoil for the company. The beginning was initially acquired by the Openai, then lost it then CEO, co-founder and research lead to Google $ 2.4 billion known as a reverse — Acquihair (where the Google Company hired the original talent rather than buying) Acquired by knowledgeThe

At the time of acquisition, knowledge has informed that 100% Windsarof employee will receive financial compensation as part of the contract and Stress The company that was interested in bringing “world -class people” to Windsorf to develop top coding equipment.

Now, it is becoming clear that Windsorf’s intellectual property, not its talent, was the real shopping.

According to the data seen according to an email, the employees were given to decide whether they would like to take the bayout by August 10, which is the amount of nine months of salary. Those who choose to stay should spend six days in the office and for 5+ hours a week – the Draconian situation that has become Table partner in the top AI firms.

“We do not believe in the balance of work-life-creating the future of the Software Engineering is a mission that we all care so deeply that we may probably not distinguish the two,” the CEO of Cognition wrote on the email.

TechCrunch has reached knowledge for more information.

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