WiseTech, an Australian software firm, reported that its CEO Zubin Appoo received a handwritten threat of violence containing personal information and offensive comments directed at his family. The company said it had already faced serious personal attacks, and that the latest incident escalated in the past week. Security was increased at the Sydney office due to the threat’s seriousness, and the matter was reported to police. The threats followed a prolonged layoff process that left employees frustrated and uncertain about who would be cut. Staff received messages indicating roles were impacted, then were asked for personal email addresses, after which the initial emails were deleted and replaced with a request with a short deadline. Leadership emphasized AI and expected efficiency gains.
"“in the past week, this escalated into a handwritten threat of violence made against our CEO, Zubin Appoo, containing personal information and offensive comments directed at members of his family,” White wrote in the email to staff, per the Financial Review."
"“Security was ramped up at the company’s Sydney office ‘because of the serious nature of the threat,’ he added, and the threat was reported to police.”"
"“In February, the company stunned the rank and file by announcing that it was firing 2,000 staff, or about a third of its entire workforce. But who was getting the axe was unclear, leaving employees in agonizing suspense. For months, they waited to hear if they were part of the cuts, but never got clarification.”"
"“staff received messages in the morning saying their role was ‘impacted,’ before getting another communication two hours later asking for their personal email address for further communication… Except this was followed by another twist, when the emails were deleted from employee inboxes by WiseTech’s IT administrator, and succeeded by a similar email that gave only a fifteen minute deadline to submit information.”"
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