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Disappointing. A better response from Atlassian (or the CEO if this really bothered them so much) would be to look at the criticism and try to understand why this sentiment is in the org.

Is he too rich for some people’s taste? Does that indicate workers are unhappy with the real/perceived pay disparity?

Is he a jerk in other contexts? Is this proxy for unapproachable, rude, or some other unbecoming set of behaviors?

It’s an opportunity to improve, or at least reflect on the perception they have in the company. Firing, and asserting the right to do so for expressing an opinion, seems to me to be a poor choice of action.