We are doomed if future generations are really this fragile https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucianapaulise/2023/01/31/how-to-regain-psychological-safety-after-googles-massive-layoffs/amp/

“ In truth, it isn’t likely to be because the companies involved need money” for executive parachutes no doubt https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/01/30/the-real-reasons-for-big-tech-layoffs-at-google-microsoft-meta-and-amazon/

A Google engineer said she found out she was laid off at 2 a.m. while on mental health leave. Ali Neil said she called a friend, drank some wh----y, and "mourned" the layoff until the morning. Google won't let her drop off her work laptop and... — read more 

Sue Sundar! https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-01-30/column-how-big-tech-is-using-mass-layoffs-to-bring-workers-to-heel

It really is better.

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-01-30/column-how-big-tech-is-using-mass-layoffs-to-bring-workers-to-heel

Google's self-driving cars would've hit something 13 times if not for humans / New report shows when and why test drivers have to take the wheel

I barely have enough time to do my work. Never mind making TikTok videos. Sheesh! https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/techtok-layoff-day-in-the-life-videos-rcna67669

... Sir Christopher Hohn! https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/30/sir-chris-hohn-paid-himself-equivalent-of-over-15m-per-day-this-year

Any sucessful Google products out there as in created at Google. I will add one: Invented at Google: Google Search Bought by Google: Android (not sure how sucessful though) Youtube (not sure if sucess in profit terms) Jury out : .. — read more 

Tissue? Safe space?

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Welcome back to the T***p nightmare? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/26/trump-facebook-return-reaction-democrats https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/tech/meta-trump-mainstream-social-media/index.html

There are simply undesirable companies, run by undesirable people out there. https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/google-layoffs-engineer-fired-after-returning-from-leave-for-mother-s-death-101674798761753.html

Google just laid off 12,000 people. My sympathies are with all those affected, both directly and indirectly. The negative impact on people's lives and careers can't be overstated. Google's motto used to be: don't be evil. Apparently that has been... — read more 

Higher ups ignore the fact that this has become a place full of people who actually just milk the cow. How many people actually like it here and work hard? My 2cents: much less than there should be in a company that has a clear strategy and vision... — read more 

Cut the free food. Cut the benefits. Cut interns. Cut silly titles. Cut the gym. Cut everything but work and cut people who do not want to work.

If we find another job outside of Google before the end date, we have to resign and get no severance right? Or can we start right away and double dip?

The 12,000 layoffs is still low compared to the overall employment number. And there is still new opportunities. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4567235-googles-lamda-vs-chatgpt-battle-ai-driven-language-models

I agree that this place was bloated and that the cuts had to happen. However, the root and cause of all problems here are generally bad strategies. Aren't there too many such bad strategies? I think there is.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/google-fires-27-massage-therapists-104418861.html Google limiting massages for staff

United Kingdom (UK)-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind Technologies, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is consolidating its offices in Canada and shutting down its Edmonton site... — read more 

Why so serious?!! Do not worry about the question you asked at townhall. I enjoyed the hot questions. (=:=)

Yes folks, if you ever had any doubt about a company with a bloated infrastructure, well, I think you should not. "A laid-off Google employee said she felt "betrayed" and "reduced to a dollar sign" after the tech giant cut 12,000 jobs. Katie O, a... — read more 

This may come as a shock, but Google, Amazon, Twitter, etc. do not exist to give people cushy jobs. They grew fat when the money was rolling in and now that the economy is turning they have to lean out the workforce and just keep the necessary... — read more 

There should be a federal law that applies to all publicity traded companies that when a layoff occurs, a mandatory pay cap to total compensation for all employees including the CEO goes into effect limiting total comp to 500k that year and the... — read more 

Google's cost savings from laying off 12,000 workers: $2.5 billion Money spent on stock buybacks last year: $57 billion

Apple is the only major tech company that hasn’t done a big layoff. Instead the CEO took a $50 million pay cut.

(1) We closed access immediately so that you won't have the chance to rm -f our servers. (2) From now on, we will only do targeted hiring worldwide, and only if it's related to AI. (3) Sergey and Larry supported the layoff decision. (4) Those... — read more 

I hear from many colleagues that they intended to leave this company this year anyway.

I feel sorry for everyone who is affected, but despite everything, cheer up, something better is around the corner! Layoff is always stressful, but I believe that most of the affected people who have good skills will find better opportunities. I quit... — read more 

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and executive leaders addressed employee questions at a town hall meeting on Monday after last week’s job cuts. “I understand you are worried about what comes next for your work,” Pichai said. He said executive... — read more 

I heard that the person who recently got the promotion was also laid off, and I can't believe it.

I wish I had Google on my resume. Anybody who worked there and in any of the other FAANG companies will have other companies rushing to grab them. It might not be as high pay but they'll have no issues finding a new job. Those of us who were laid off... — read more 

They posted jobs today for engineers supporting Google cloud. The 12k cut couldn't hack it.

https://fortune.com/2023/01/23/christopher-hohn-rishi-sunak-old-boss-tci-fund-management-letter-to-alphabet-sundar-pichai/amp/ himself has seen his own income surge over the past year. The TCI Fund Management founder and director paid himself... — read more 

What teams were impacted in layoff. How many from google cloud ?

According to Hedge Fund Billionaire, deeper cuts of overcompensated employees is needed https://finance.yahoo.com/m/edd12f96-b08d-3cd5-a928-1cf2ba831eb2/hedge-fund-billionaire-.html

I try not to think about the layoff but to concentrate on looking for new opportunities as much as possible. Going to a smaller company doesn't sound like a bad idea anymore, do you agree?

If layoffs are the result of overhiring, then why are so many of my friends who have been at Google for more than ten years being let go? They are the ones that turned it into a trillion dollar company that has cash on hand exceeding $100B. Nope... — read more