US CEO announces $1 million salaries for AI agent managers after slashing 22% headcount

ClickUp founder and CEO Zeb Evans is defending the company’s decision to cut 22% of its workforce, saying the move was not about financial trouble but about preparing the company for what he believes is the next era of work powered by artificial intelligence.

In a long and unusually direct post on X, Evans said ClickUp is actually in its strongest position yet. He admitted the decision was difficult but said he chose to act now because the way companies operate is changing rapidly with AI.