I was laid off from Google in January (worked for 7 months ) , was able to find a job in a few weeks , with a higher TC , now long story short I have a offer from Fitbit , could you'll please comment on the Job safety at Google especially fitbit now... — read more
Wear OS Layoffs Thread
Just wanted to open up a thread if foks had questions or wanted to discuss Wear OS layoffs.
Apple smartwatch series 9 - ki-ling Google Pixel 2 Smartwatch
Honestly... Apple Smartwatch Series 9 will obfuscate the Google Pixel Watch 2 . Another huge failure is because the arrogant and amateur Google leadership does not focus on customers just their personal agenda saying "I released something this year"... — read more
More cuts in HR
“It’s not something that was an easy decision to make, and it definitely isn’t a conversation any of us wanted to have again this year,” Ong said. “Given the base of hiring that we’ve received the next several quarters, it’s the right thing to do... — read more
Anti-trust showdown
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/11/1198805493/googles-antitrust-showdown-begins-this-week
Never had a layoffs
I searched on Google and it said that Google has never laid anyone off and it has the best work culture ever and has free curry.
Coming back to google
If a ex googler, leaves and wants to come back, will google hire them without interview?
Are you aware about su----es ? pressure or what ?
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/googles-darkest-days-after-three-deaths-a-workforce-reckons-with-a-changed-company
Does software managers do coding at google ?
I was in the team, and the software manager usually showed up 10:30 AM... then the manager had coffee for another 30 mins.... then "work"... then around 12:30pm or 1:00 pm, another 1h lunch... then at 3:30 pm, the manager disappeared. The manager did... — read more
Where Were The June Layoffs?
As @OP+1nhV0oVb pointed out, the June layoffs that @OP+1mxaXTCf and @OP+1mGEGlpy promised didn't materialize. For those keeping score, it is obvious that there are one or more trolls making bad-faith "predictions" that have no basis in reality. Just... — read more
The bad leadership is ruining this company
What about a pseudo-leader that says the "teams are self-managed and the result are not so important" ? It is clear, the last 10 years Google did a lot of bad decisions hiring pseudo-leaders responsible for the mass destruction of the company's core... — read more
Google Abandons Its AR Glasses Project, Shifts Focus To Software: Report
https://www.news18.com/tech/google-abandons-its-ar-glasses-project-shifts-focus-to-software-report-8195197.html
June layoffs didn't happen
Trolls posting about June layoffs have been proven wrong again If you seriously think Alphabet will have layoffs the day before a four day weekend, you aren't an insider. June 23 was the last day for layoffs. Game over, trolls
Why I was laid off and how you can save your job
My story... I was hired to put a product out of the door. The project was late 3 years, and I worked day and night to make the product happen. In 9 months, the product was being announced on Google I/O 2022. I did a lot of changes on eng. side, asked... — read more
Forced RTO really fu----g sucks. Congratulations Google, I'm actually considering quitting.
Pretty sure this is exactly what the company wants, for people like me to voluntarily quit so they can further cut costs without having to do layoffs... but this really might be the final straw for me. Layoffs, worsened culture, tightened performance... — read more
Anyone else concerned that this new RTO mandate ...
is a precursor to hoping for some volunteer attrition to cut down on total severance packages in lieu of a pending layoff round?
Stop making phones Google!
No one buys your Pixie phone. Your camera algorithm is good for show only.
For how long is Google interview good for?
I went through total of 6 interviews. I got an offer in December which turned out to be rescinded due to restructuring. Now a recruiter tells me a position is available, but I will have to start process from scratch inuding hiring committee. Is... — read more
NVIDIA is kicking Google's as*
As investor, I am moving all my google stock to NVIDIA and Microsoft. No way, Google will be able to compete with AI solution providing by these two companies on next 5 years. Meantime, the leetcode engineers and the bad leadership is taking over... — read more
Changing job from CISCO to Google
Hello everyone, I've been with CISCO for more than 12 years with expertise in multiple technologies (our compute, our SDN, automations skills etc) in consulting and deployment side of things for many different types of companies. But the growth in... — read more
Fitbit folks moving to Pixel Devices
It looks like there is a wave of Fitbit people trying to move to pixel devices in MV and SD. They did not announce any new launch during Google IO, and the morale is very low at this moment. I believe the team already knows June will be another cr-p... — read more
Google News Being Discontinued
Any truth to this? Google News isn’t profitable. I heard they are laying off all working on Google News.
Layoffs in June?
Anyone have a sense of whether sales teams will be impacted?
Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Right After Layoffs
https://www.leefang.com/p/big-tech-resumed-hiring-foreign-workers Newly disclosed data released yesterday by the Department of Labor shows thousands of recent H1-B foreign worker visas requested by firms that just underwent massive layoffs this... — read more
More layoffs in June
At least that's what the latest rumors are saying.
AI pioneer quits Google
"A “godfather” of machine learning responsible for some of the biggest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence has resigned from Google so he can, in his words, speak freely about the potential dangers of... — read more
Of course
Google CEO Sundar Pichai raked in $226M payday despite layoffs, cuts to worker perks Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai earned a whopping $226 million in total compensation in 2022 – a windfall that came even as the Google parent prepped sweeping layoffs... — read more
Expect layoffs tomorrow
It'll be lower-than-expected results one more time and there'll be immediate corrective measures taken, most likely in the way of layoffs. On the off chance that layoffs are not announced during the quarterly earnings call, I'm positive they will be... — read more
When are we losing the free meals and other free services at Google campuses??
Is serious expense trimming happening this Q?
Unclear direction of this company
I'm really unclear about the direction of this company. Headlines make it seem like Google's search dominance is now at risk with Samsung potentially choosing bing, or is this just negotiation tactics? Is google really going to do more layoffs... — read more
For those who remember Whacky Stickers
Can you imagine a Whacky Sticker for BoARD? Maybe Dell-e can make one for me. http://wackypacks.com/stickers/ans2023/index.html?545
So Google will become the next GE?
...by practicing Stack Ranking? Google "Neutron Jack"
FAANG is over
Microsoft and Apple are the ones now, look at the stock market. I would hope you all are realizing that there are other companies out there in the world, if you want to hold onto the past and just work for FAANG then you are out of touch. Saying you... — read more
Round 2 before earnings
You heard it here first.
Hardening performance reviews
I personally dont mind or fear being eliminated from raising the bar on performance reviews. Problem is, in practice, it requires a manager more skilled and unbiased than most managers I have seen around. Often those strict performance reviews and... — read more
Remember the good old days at Alphabet?
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kJNeitP#replies