Reports appeared today, April 30, 2024, indicating that Google had executed further layoffs across numerous areas. While the actual number of employees affected is unknown, the revelation adds to the uncertainty surrounding recent cost-cutting efforts at the software behemoth.
Earlier reports from late April highlighted worker layoffs in Google’s real estate and finance operations. However, according to recent NEWS, the US Python team, which had less than ten individuals and was responsible for managing the majority of Google’s Python ecosystem, has been fully laid off and replaced with cheaper labor. According to the story, they used to keep Python stable at Google by updating it with hundreds of third-party packages and developing a type-checker.
This revelation comes while Google is in the midst of a transformation era. The corporation has revealed plans to invest extensively in artificial intelligence (AI) R&D. This strategy move may need changes to workforce levels across many departments.
According to the report, Google’s finance head, Ruth Porat, informed staff via email that the restructure will entail increasing growth to Bangalore, Mexico City, and Dublin.
Additionally, Google spokeswoman Alex García-Kummert stated that the layoffs were part of the company’s plan to invest wisely in its top priorities and future prospects.
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He said, “To best prepare us for these possibilities, a number of our teams made adjustments over the second part of 2023 and into 2024 to become more efficient and work better, reduce layers, and align their resources to their top product goals. We’re streamlining our structures so that staff may focus on our most inventive and essential breakthroughs, as well as our top corporate priorities, while decreasing bureaucracy and complexity.
Google has filed a notification under the California WARN Act announcing the layoff of 50 employees at three Sunnyvale facilities. Google has informed all impacted workers that it will provide opportunities to apply for other positions within the firm, outplacement services, and severance payouts.
