The optimal time for layoffs would have been back in mid October. More specifically, more than 60 days before December 25. This is because of federal law for layoffs. Most Googlers have pre-stock-split grants that were granted in January of the... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/amazon-slash-more-18-000-011930609.html 25 Days ago, I told you all that Google will layoff 22,000 ..... Amazon went from 10k to 18k. Google is next

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-alphabet-losing-advertising-throne-182430061.html

It seems Sundar Pichai is determined to let go of 10,000 of you under the new Googler Reviews and Development(GRAD) system. Even though Google is healthy financially, he answers to Wall St. And under GRAD, most of you will get lower ratings, and it... — read more 

Earnings date is slowly approaching. Any prediction what the quarterly results will be like?

https://www.aol.com/finance/tech-layoffs-uprooting-entire-families-202030889.html

HOw many low performers are being let go?

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-management-issues-code-red-over-chatgpt-report-2022-12

Tougher grading system... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/google-tells-employees-more-of-them-will-be-at-risk-for-low-performance-ratings-next-year/

Google recruiters should be let go first. They are used to skip your phone interview without proper notice. They are like phone scammer these days.

Google is

https://fortune.com/2022/12/16/indians-taking-over-corporate-america-tech-layoffs-visas-ceos-companies-success-nitin-bajaj/

Some still refuse to believe that there will be cuts. Why? My sage advice is that in any case it is better to consider opportunities beyond Google, than to be lulled into a false sense of job security.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/laid-off-tech-workers-are-being-wooed-by-the-federal-government.html

"We live in an economic system that is unsustainable, unjust, and exploitative. While many of us in academia and the thought industry have known this for decades, those with greater wisdom have known for centuries. Techies and disrupters think it can... — read more 

approximately 22,000+ employees will be notified

Beginning on Friday, Google intends to combine Waze's more than 500 employees with its Geo division, which manages the Maps, Earth, and Street View products.

https://www.axios.com/2022/12/06/tech-layoffs-h1b-visas-immigration

Given that revenue per employee dropped nearly 15%, I think that cuts are inevitable, although I see that there are many optimists who believe that they will not happen anytime soon.

Do you think there may be small/medium/large Google layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/11/24/google-layoff-speculation-twitter-meta-tech-jobs.html It frustrates me that execs are quiet about the possibility of cuts.

Even with the supposed 10k being cut in early 2023, that's still a small percentage of the overall 150k. You have a 1 in 15 chance that you'll be affected. That's if we disregard the consideration for higher performers, which we shouldn't. In any... — read more 

Another alarming article: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/23/google-has-avoided-mass-layoffs-but-employees-worry-theyre-coming.html I try not to worry ahead of time, but now there are multiple media reports suggesting cuts. Are you feeling... — read more 

https://books.google.com/books/about/Beasts_of_the_Field.html?id=DxOHu1EP36cC

You didnt listen. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/11/21/alphabet-seeks-to-cut-10000-poor-performing-googlers/?sh=142cd01b2704

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/

Take the bait! https://www.highereddive.com/news/Northwestern-Kellogg-School-MBA-Tech-Workforce-Layoffs/636657/ https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2019/10/college-meltdown-expands-to-elite.htm

You guys are doomed. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/alphabet-must-cut-headcount-and-trim-costs-activist-investor-tci-says.html

https://nypost.com/2022/11/15/google-parent-alphabet-urged-to-cut-costs-by-hedge-fund-tci/

Sure seems like it...

This is not counted as layoff but it is.

How about layoff of directors and managers themselves? Sales directors and other managers enjoying by just dipping their fingers with only a few client discussions - know a few from NYC downtown and hudson yards who have started businesses on the... — read more 

15% RIF is coming. Much of this will come from shutting down whole projects. If you are in a shutdown team, you will be given a limited period to find a new role. Protip: There are no new roles because HC is frozen. All divisions will be asked to... — read more 

Any predictions?

Is human labor becoming obsolete? Are humans becoming obsolete? Seems like creative labor is a bigger target. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hibt-lab-openai-sam-altman/id1150510297?i=1000580232536

Twitter - 3700 layoffs Facebook/Meta - 8700 (10% of the 87000 employees) Apple - low iphone deliveries due to covid lockdowns Google - Ad revenue decreased Microsoft - Windows decline So which company is next for a huge layoff - Apple, Google, or... — read more 

And maybe users are just tired with all the Ad Nonsense. https://www.profgalloway.com/elephants-in-the-room/

Just keep shutting down all services you have! Hangouts, Street View app, Assistant Driving mode etc. Don't just stop there! I need more!

Be prepared! https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/26/google_reviewing_every_project_after/?td=rt-3a

"Attorney General Ken Paxton says in the suit that Google grabbed "millions" of identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through products including Google Photos, Google Assistant, and Nest Hub... — read more