12 Google employees are laid off at once

Since the end of 2022, many technology companies have been carrying out mass layoffs with the justification that the sector is experiencing major problems and a restructuring of the workforce is more than necessary. It didn't take long for 12 employees of the Google receive an email with the news that they are no longer part of the number of people hired by A.

A Microsoft followed the same path, and terminated 10 employees during the third week of January 2023. Understand the details of this phenomenon.

Google employees received email announcing resignation

With the justification that it needs to carry out a large-scale restructuring in the midst of a decrease in demands on a global scale, the A, which controls the Google, announced that 12 employees will be laid off. People who are no longer part of the company's staff received an email from Sundar PichaiCEO of A, citing that the company will reduce its workforce by 6%, according to Reuters.

We decided to reduce our workforce by approximately 12 jobs. The posts we are removing reflect the result of this review. The fact that these changes have an impact on the lives of 'Googlers' weighs heavily on me and I take full responsibility for the decisions that got us here.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet

Several sectors were affected by the mass layoffs and those who take care of recruitment, corporate functions, and engineering and product teams are part of the portion of those who received the email announcing the resignation. In the US, layoffs have an immediate effect and people have already stopped working. In other countries, the process may take a few more days due to local labor laws. But it is certain: the cut has taken place and the chosen ones are no longer "googlers".

We conducted a rigorous review across all product areas and activities to ensure that our people and roles are aligned with our most important priorities as a company.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet

Other tech companies followed Google's path

The great phenomenon of layoffs in the big tech started with the Twitter, right after Elon Musk become the majority shareholder of the bird's social network. In November, he announced that 3.700 would be laid off as part of the company's restructuring process that he had just taken over. In Brazil, 150 people lost their jobs in Twitter.

Also in November, the Amazon it was another company that laid off a portion of its employees. At one time, around 10.000 employees of the large company that operates in several segments will lose their jobs during the third week of November 2022. The devices sectors (including the one that takes care of news about Echo and Alexa devices), retail and human resources were affected. The number corresponds to 1% of the more than 1,5 million employees that the company has worldwide. 

A Meta, also in November, also laid off a portion of its employees: 11 thousand people found themselves without a job, a number that represents 13% of the company's total workforce. Mark Zuckerberg cited in a statement that the drastic action makes “part of the plan to make the company leaner and more efficient, cutting costs and extending the hiring pause until the first quarter of 2023".

The most recent company that made layoffs was Microsoft, that in the same week that part of the employees of the Google were laid off, announced the plan to lay off 10 people by the third quarter of fiscal 2023, which takes place between April and June.

The justification of the creator of the Windows was the same as that of other technology companies: “optimization of expenses for a better delivery of demands without the need for a large staff”, he mentioned Satya Nadella, the company's chief executive. The number corresponds to 5% of the total staff of the Microsoft. Check the table with the companies, number of employees and percentage according to the total staff:

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With information: Reuters