FloatingMuffin
FloatingMuffin

Big layoffs at Google!

People who were affected just got emails. Orgs include Search, Cloud, Ads , Assistant, Pixel, etc. Engg is affected

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DizzyTaco
DizzyTaco
Adidas15mo

Last I saw someone post that his Google Interview has started.

Guess, FAANG are showing their fangs.

Apple laid off subcontractors and not employees from what I read.

FloatingCupcake
FloatingCupcake
Google15mo

Today is my technical onsite interview with google 💀💀

DizzyTaco
DizzyTaco
Adidas15mo

How’s Kotak Mahindra?

Appeared for an interview 6 months back, but wasn’t selected.

FloatingMuffin
FloatingMuffin
Google15mo

This is not perf related and across the board. There are many people in internal blind saying that their access got revoked , abruptly logged out when working late night, etc.

ZoomyNarwhal
ZoomyNarwhal

Sorry to know! Hope you are safe there.

GigglyLlama
GigglyLlama

Abruptly logged out when working late night, that's gotta hurt man

JumpyWaffle
JumpyWaffle

Heard similar from my friends at Google. Yes layoffs have happened but they’re not clear exactly which teams

FloatingMuffin
FloatingMuffin
Google15mo

Google has made this an annual thing starting from last year

SquishyPanda
SquishyPanda

12k layoffs was last year number as well. I don’t see any google blog yet though news article are saying hundreds and not 12k for sure

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS15mo

2min silence for those bhaia didi selling FAANG n FaarT courses on YouTube.

AIs impact will be huge.

2014, Sam was thinking it will replace manual n low iq jobs which r repeatative n monotonic but

2024, I see 30% slab coders losing to chat gpt 4.0

Imagine the situation when nvidia provides 2nm GPU coupled with cuda algo which can train gpt 8.0 in realtime

PeppyPretzel
PeppyPretzel

Tell me you've never production quality code, without telling me you've never written production quality code

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS15mo

Aap gaddiyan uchiyan rkhe... Cheque kar apni emi car ki Check ✅ kar apni emi ghr ki

Jabtak apke quality codes gpt k samne 0 ho jaye...

Meanwhile Quantum physics laughing in corner

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

By any chance do you know numbers?
This is sad 😔

FloatingMuffin
FloatingMuffin
Google15mo

Sorry, I don't know but this time SWE are affected a lot. VPs are sending out emails to those affected

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Hope you’re safe if you’re there man!

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

I just heard from a friend at Google - the internal email says jobs are moving from US to India and Brazil

That’s interesting

PrancingPotato
PrancingPotato

Cheaper salaries and same or better skill set employee. However this is scary.

FluffyNugget
FluffyNugget
Plivo15mo

It’s a popular theory but since layoffs do happen in India as well, I don’t see it’s the core intention

QuirkyRaccoon
QuirkyRaccoon

But weren't they on a hiring spree, at least in India?

WigglyRaccoon
WigglyRaccoon
Google15mo

Hiring and layoffs are entirely two different segments handled by a different mindset. In particular, Layoffs are never decided on who is working on critical stuff although, after 12K layoffs, VPs have a special right to veto a layoff decision of any critical resources if they like.

I believe there are 6-10 factors considered before putting a team or an individual on the layoffs list. Someone wrote a big article on blind about those factors but I believe People Ops reported that post & it was taken out.

SparklyPickle
SparklyPickle

Does anyone know the severance being offered?

FluffyDumpling
FluffyDumpling

It is generally 3 months severance, 2 months notice pay, medical extended by a year, earned leave encashment, any variable that would have been paid if it is in India. If it's Eu or US, the severance is between 6 months to 1 year.

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS15mo

Sidha bolo 6 maah ki tankhwaah

FluffyNugget
FluffyNugget
Plivo15mo

My bigger worry is that smaller companies will also layoff seeing this. This really sucks…

PrancingNugget
PrancingNugget

Amazon next.. heard from one of my friends working there

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

Amazon too in same race, just today

FuzzyMuffin
FuzzyMuffin

Please elaborate

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