# Salesforce Layoffs and their impact on Tableau and it's users

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2023-01-09
- **Format:** Video · 4 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Industry trends, Community, Career
- **Tools:** Tableau
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/salesforce-layoffs-and-their-impact-on-tableau-and-it-s-users
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBJKLl2TvI

This clip, pulled from a Tableau Desktop crash course live stream, shares my thoughts on the recent Salesforce layoffs and how they've heavily affected Tableau and its team. I reflect on the professionalism of the people who built the product and ask the community to show support to those affected.

## Key takeaways

- Salesforce ran company-wide layoffs that, in my view, hit Tableau staff particularly hard.
- The immediate impact on users is minimal because product roadmaps are planned months or years in advance.
- It's worth holding a more critical eye on Tableau's vision and leadership as things change.
- You can support affected Tableau staff on LinkedIn, whether they're job-hunting or just need encouragement.
- Once you're a Tableau community member, you're always a Tableau community member.

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/salesforce-layoffs-and-their-impact-on-tableau-and-it-s-users

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