Do you think there will be Google layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Search giant Google is planning to reorganise a large part of its 30,000-strong ad sales unit as a result of the company's recent advances in artificial intelligence, according to a report by The Information. Notably, Google laid off around 12,000... — read more 

That is the headline news today. Will there be layoffs or will the employees be absorbed into other divisions?

At the start of 2023, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, found itself amidst a tumultuous period as it took the unprecedented step of terminating 12,000 employees. The decision, attributed to looming recession fears at the time, sent shockwaves... — read more 

You will need it in 2024

I see the posts about devices but what divisions are doing well and which ones are safe from layoffs? Ad Sales?

With the pathetic performance of the device division, especially with low sales volumes and the senior directors asking what people are doing at the moment, it is clear that more cuts will happen. Of course, it will not be like the previous 12k... — read more 

https://sfstandard.com/2023/11/21/google-security-contractor-lays-off-hundreds-bay-area-workers/

Google's layoffs were not a result of necessity, but rather a result of leadership's concern about the accumulation of unnecessary projects and underperforming employees during good years. This temporary fix poses unnecessary risk and could... — read more 

In 2021, Google paid $26.3 billion to companies like Samsung, Apple, LG and Motorola to be the default search engine on those devices. Obviously on Google's own devices, Google is the default search engine. But Google's device section doesn't... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPWasGuv0nE

There are some people responsible for B2B sales of Fitbit products, and they were laid off. Few of them were able to move to other divisions but I do not think this was broadly communicated.

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-lay-offs-voice-assistant-bard-roles-contractors-2023-11

very nice for cloud, devices and "other beats"... be prepared.

Can any share what BK ex JNPR CTO doing at Google? Can anyone share? He mentioned he will build hyper scale systems after the fabric manager at JNPR is a flop show

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/18/google-cuts-dozens-of-jobs-in-news-division-.html

If you pay attention to the media and consumer reaction to the Made by Google you will realize that probably half a dozen of reactions came from the employees, I mean visualization, likes, shares, etc. in other words.... Meh.... and I do not think... — read more 

From Google search antitrust trial docs: search advertising "is one of the world's greatest business models ever created" with economics that only certain "illicit businesses" selling "cigarettes or dr-gs" "could... — read more 

I was laid off from Google in January (worked for 7 months ) , was able to find a job in a few weeks , with a higher TC , now long story short I have a offer from Fitbit , could you'll please comment on the Job safety at Google especially fitbit now... — read more 

Just wanted to open up a thread if foks had questions or wanted to discuss Wear OS layoffs.

Honestly... Apple Smartwatch Series 9 will obfuscate the Google Pixel Watch 2 . Another huge failure is because the arrogant and amateur Google leadership does not focus on customers just their personal agenda saying "I released something this year"... — read more 

“It’s not something that was an easy decision to make, and it definitely isn’t a conversation any of us wanted to have again this year,” Ong said. “Given the base of hiring that we’ve received the next several quarters, it’s the right thing to do... — read more 

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/11/1198805493/googles-antitrust-showdown-begins-this-week

I searched on Google and it said that Google has never laid anyone off and it has the best work culture ever and has free curry.

If a ex googler, leaves and wants to come back, will google hire them without interview?

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/googles-darkest-days-after-three-deaths-a-workforce-reckons-with-a-changed-company

I was in the team, and the software manager usually showed up 10:30 AM... then the manager had coffee for another 30 mins.... then "work"... then around 12:30pm or 1:00 pm, another 1h lunch... then at 3:30 pm, the manager disappeared. The manager did... — read more 

As @OP+1nhV0oVb pointed out, the June layoffs that @OP+1mxaXTCf and @OP+1mGEGlpy promised didn't materialize. For those keeping score, it is obvious that there are one or more trolls making bad-faith "predictions" that have no basis in reality. Just... — read more 

What about a pseudo-leader that says the "teams are self-managed and the result are not so important" ? It is clear, the last 10 years Google did a lot of bad decisions hiring pseudo-leaders responsible for the mass destruction of the company's core... — read more 

https://www.news18.com/tech/google-abandons-its-ar-glasses-project-shifts-focus-to-software-report-8195197.html

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Trolls posting about June layoffs have been proven wrong again If you seriously think Alphabet will have layoffs the day before a four day weekend, you aren't an insider. June 23 was the last day for layoffs. Game over, trolls

My story... I was hired to put a product out of the door. The project was late 3 years, and I worked day and night to make the product happen. In 9 months, the product was being announced on Google I/O 2022. I did a lot of changes on eng. side, asked... — read more 

Pretty sure this is exactly what the company wants, for people like me to voluntarily quit so they can further cut costs without having to do layoffs... but this really might be the final straw for me. Layoffs, worsened culture, tightened performance... — read more 

is a precursor to hoping for some volunteer attrition to cut down on total severance packages in lieu of a pending layoff round?

No one buys your Pixie phone. Your camera algorithm is good for show only.

I went through total of 6 interviews. I got an offer in December which turned out to be rescinded due to restructuring. Now a recruiter tells me a position is available, but I will have to start process from scratch inuding hiring committee. Is... — read more 

As investor, I am moving all my google stock to NVIDIA and Microsoft. No way, Google will be able to compete with AI solution providing by these two companies on next 5 years. Meantime, the leetcode engineers and the bad leadership is taking over... — read more