Following Google’s latest rounds of layoffs affecting over a thousand jobs, CEO Sundar Pichai has reportedly informed remaining staff to count on additional downsizing later this 12 months. In accordance with The Verge, Pichai despatched out an inner memo on Wednesday, during which he said that “to be upfront, some teams will continue to make specific resource allocation decisions throughout the year where needed, and some roles may be impacted.”
The exec defined that the newest “role eliminations” are about “removing layers to simplify execution and drive velocity in some areas.” which is simply one other manner of packaging the scenario. What’s just a little extra reassuring, maybe, is Pichai saying that these will not match the size of some 12,000 job cuts round this time final 12 months, and that not each group might be affected. However numbers are all relative, in fact.
Google is not the one notable tech firm that has already made redundancies originally of 2024. Earlier this month, the trade additionally noticed Discord, Meta, Amazon, Twitch, Humane AI, Unity and Duolingo making comparable strikes at numerous scales. Here is hoping that LinkedIn’s well timed launch of its AI-powered “Job Collections” characteristic will assist these impacted rapidly land a brand new submit.
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