Google to let go 12,000 employees immediately

By Scott Marlette Last updated Jan 20, 2023

Reuters reveals that Alphabet, the parent company behind Google, is about to lay off some 12,000 employees across a plethora of divisions effective immediately. Allegedly, the information came straight from a memo written by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Employees from all regions in which Google operates will be let go, the US included.

The layoffs will reportedly involve various sectors and departments, like recruitment, corporate teams, as well as Google’s own engineering and product divisions. However, it’s not known if employees from the recently shut down Stadia cloud-gaming project are included in the total tally for the layoffs or not.

“The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on me, and I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us here,” reportedly says Pichai’s memo.

The affected employees in the US have already been notified of the cuts, whereas it will take Google some more time to lay off staff in other regions due to different legislation and bureaucracy.

These cuts come during a period of economic uncertainty and looming recession in the US. Other technological giants, like Microsoft, are also laying several thousand employees across their divisions.

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