Thread regarding Alphabet Inc. (Google) layoffs

Cloud: Hitting all records, but...

Google Cloud has laid off employees despite record-breaking financial results. Workers in user experience and design roles were among those affected, with several posting about the cuts on LinkedIn. Notifications were sent via email earlier this week.

The layoffs come as Google Cloud reported $13.6 billion in Q2 2025 revenue, up 32 percent year-over-year, with operating income hitting $2.8 billion, up 33 percent. The company holds 13 percent global cloud infrastructure market share, ranking third behind AWS (30 percent) and Microsoft (20 percent).

CEO Thomas Kurian recently emphasized the company’s $106 billion backlog and focus on operating discipline, saying Google Cloud is outpacing AWS and Microsoft in revenue growth.

The layoffs add to a broader industry trend, with more than 90,000 tech workers losing jobs in 2025 so far.

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Don't worry those jobs won't stay in India long. India has a depleted talent pool that is propped up by fraudulent resumes and the like.

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@dk Headcount is moving to India and other roles are being outsourced to Indian body shops.

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Also, design roles:

Google has cut more than 100 roles in its design teams, mainly within Google Cloud. The layoffs hit user experience research, platform, and service experience groups, some reduced by half. Many of the affected employees are in the US, with a deadline of early December to secure new internal roles. Reports show staff on O-1 visas face 60-day limits to remain in the country.

The changes reflect Google’s push to shift resources toward AI and efficiency. Over the past year, the company has offered voluntary buyouts across HR, hardware, ads, marketing, finance, and commerce, and removed over a third of its middle managers. CEO Sundar Pichai has told employees that scaling should not rely on headcount.

Microsoft laid off about 9,000 workers in July, and Meta has also cut jobs as the industry redirects spending to AI infrastructure.

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