The reported job cuts at Google have affected several divisions within the company, leading to layoffs in various departments. The impacted areas include hardware, ad sales, trust and safety, shopping, maps, policy core engineering, and YouTube teams.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced the layoffs of over a thousand employees across various departments since January 10. The news was delivered through an internal memo, where Pichai also cautioned employees to expect additional cuts in the future. The move is part of the company’s ongoing restructuring efforts.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the entire workforce, stating that the company has ambitious goals and plans to invest in key priorities this year. However, he acknowledged the challenges and the need to make tough choices to create the capacity for these investments.
Google’s recent “tough choices” have led to layoffs and reorganizations in various divisions, such as hardware, ad sales, trust and safety, shopping, maps, policy core engineering, and YouTube teams. CEO Sundar Pichai emphasized that while these changes are significant, they do not match the scale of the 12,000 job cuts executed by Google around the same time last year.
eliminations are not as extensive as last year’s reductions and won’t affect every team. However, he acknowledged the emotional difficulty for employees witnessing the impact on colleagues and teams.
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