
After 12,000 job cuts, Pichai says Google to move staff to 'more important areas'
Google cut its total workforce by about 12,000 in January, about 6% of its total workforce, of which 450 employees were affected in India
Google cut its total workforce by about 12,000 in January, about 6% of its total workforce, of which 450 employees were affected in India
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls it a “tough decision” with no way around that. Social media firm to also not fill 5,000 open vacancies.
IT cos are on a churning spree amid a weak outlook. Big tech firms like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta have laid off thousands of employees in recent months.
Calling it a difficult decision, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says the layoffs will affect teams across Alphabet, product areas, functions, levels and regions.
The Information reported that the search giant is planning to lay off as many as 10,000 employees.
Sundar Pichai launches a new effort called "Simplicity Sprint", under which Google has floated an internal survey asking its 1.7 lakh employees 3 key questions that are aimed at boosting productivity