Happy Friday. I’m coming to you with fresh reporting from inside Google, where I obtained audio of CEO Sundar Pichai addressing employee concerns about layoffs, the company’s AI strategy, and more... — read more 

Google will spend nearly $3 billion on employee severance expenses by the end of March, a staggering toll tied to numerous rounds of mass layoffs that are expected to... — read more 

I am new employee in a division recently acquired by Google. I was told that typically they attribute "M" to new employees there since there was not enough time to meet target goals. That said, let's say if I want to transfer to another deparment... — read more 

I was laid off. Have been trying to find a new job, but no luck so far. I have a strange feeling that many companies I applied to actually have no clue what they are looking for. Everything is in some strange fluid state. I can understand that, with... — read more 

Simple example. Do you remember this video from 5 years ago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VN56jQMWM So, where is the real application of this video ? Vaporware ? Google has ZERO customer centricity. For years, they accommodated search/ads... — read more 

I work for a company that was acquired by Google. Unfortunately, they tell me it is normal for them to rate people in the first year what is now a "M" rating instead of "S". Question, if I attempt to transfer to a different department at Google... — read more 

You should be able to ace the Ebay interview with Google on your resume.

Neglect of advertisers: Despite over 50% of Google's revenue coming from Search Ads, there have been no significant improvements in the past decade to Google Adwords, leading to a lack of high-quality traffic and an outdated UI. Bing, with lower... — read more 

“There are three basic buckets of layoffs we’re seeing,” said Nabeel Hyatt, a general partner at the venture capital firm Spark Capital, which invests in tech companies. “Big, fat tech oligopolies looking for more growth and profit; there are the... — read more 

Has this company become feudal state, where they don't make anything or innovate, but just collect a tithe from the serfs? Are there lords? Do these lords just hold court and feast? If so can I join? Qualifications: I am high-caste from a country... — read more 

With all poor fitbit performance, of course the PMO/TMP leadership is taking other areas to cover their mess and remaing on the job. The question is, for those who really work and do not play much politics, will fitbit last more than 2 years... — read more 

I am not sure how llong Google can keep the current unlimited supply of food going. I see many people loading up their plates as iif the world is coming to an end. We are supposed to bring up to 2 guests. I see people walking around with 2 or 3... — read more 

Leadership has offered little explanation for the layoffs to those of us who remain on the job, or any indication of when they intend to stop eliminating roles by the hundreds and thousands. It’s clear that we, the workers, are being made to pay for... — read more 

Google goals for 2024: Deliver the world’s most advanced, safe, and responsible Al. Improve knowledge, learning, creativity, and productivity. Build the most helpful personal computing platforms and devices. Enable organizations and... — read more 

Just after the layoffs the fitbit price dropped 50 bucks.. https://digitalchew.com/2024/01/10/massive-price-drop-on-google-pixel-watch-2-surprises-consumers/ I guess the operation cost is reduced to let's reduce the product price as well!!! No... — read more 

The interview process at google su-ks. It took me 3 attempts to make it and I'll tell you there is very little correlation between a good employee and someone passing that crazy test which has no feedback. Just insane. Its terrible. Then you... — read more 

There are more layoffs coming, as we could hear yesterday. They can repeat as many times as they want that it will not reach the numbers from 2023, but I do not believe they know themselves. It is all about the AI craze, and they invent setup as they... — read more 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/google-parent-alphabet-laying-off-innovation-lab-workers

Does anyone know how Sales was re-org'd after the layoffs? Were people re-assigned or demoted from the large account team? Paycuts?

I identified a team I would like to join once I complete 1 year anniversary at Google. I had an informational conversation with a team member and new manager. Questions: Upon transferring to this new team, is my potential new manager going to... — read more 

Hearing that it's happening next week and TPMs are targeted. Nearly 80% would be let go. They want to avoid laying off the Engineers.

Is there a hiring freeze across google or just layoffs in sporadic areas?

It looks like the management has no intention of slowing down with layoffs. Business unit by business unit, department by department, everything seems to be on the list. What happened in the last two years? Not so long ago Google was one of the... — read more 

Last week, Google confirmed that it had laid off around 1,000 people. The exact number isn't clear because, well, Google isn't being forthcoming with details. Instead, the layoffs have been mostly communicated within different divisions, making it... — read more 

I know a lot of very good professionals, way better than regular greencard or citizens people that were laidoff. It means, if they do not find another position by March 10th, they will need to return to their original countries. I just want to inform... — read more 

Prepare. Everyone in News getting cut. Just simply not profitable and a waste and AI can do the job.

Earlier this week, the tech giant confirmed that it has cut several hundred jobs across hardware, core engineering, and Google Assistant... — read more 

Do u know after recent layoffs if they can file perm or bof

Did not happen on Jan 10, what are they waiting for?

What is the rumor on Sales re-org?

Starting the long decline similar to IBM.

“Tonight, Google began another round of needless layoffs. Our members and teammates work hard every day to build great products for our users, and the company cannot continue to fire our coworkers while making billions every quarter. We won’t stop... — read more 

Nothing about layoffs this month in the WARN report for Google or Alphabet. Lots of companies seem to be getting around the reporting requirement.

As I predicted.

It’s not just Fitbit and AR. Around a 1k sacked, just confirmed. Not just Hardware, but Assistant teams and Core engineering too. And more is coming. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034124/google-layoffs-engineering-assistant-hardware — read more 

Yeah, another round happened

a source just told me the Sales and Fitbit will be highly impacted.