Google Once Again Decided to Fire Its Employees

The layoff trend, which has been going on in the technology sector since the beginning of 2023, accelerated again with the start of this year. Last week, we saw that many companies such as Twitch, Amazon and Discord fired thousands of employees. Google was one of them.

Google, just a week ago Around 1000 personnel He had terminated his employment. Today, the company will not stop there, will fire more people announced.

Hundreds of people from the sales team will be fired

News of the layoffs was first reported by Business Insider, but was later confirmed by a Google spokesperson in a statement to The Verge. Although the exact number was not disclosed, the company said:hundreds ofIt was stated that he would part ways with the person. Let us add that this move, which was made with a very unsatisfactory explanation, will be made by the company’s sales units.

In the message sent by Google manager Phillip Schindler, the company is trying to meet the needs of customers. with the right experts and sales channels to work wants, and as part of this, worldwide“several hundred people” It was stated that his employment would be terminated. It is also among the information that the layoffs will mostly affect the company’s unit called “LCS”, which sells advertising to businesses.

This move by Google shows that this year may not be a good year for the industry after the 262 thousand technology workers fired in 2023. In other words, companies will probably continue to fire their employees with excuses such as “hiring more people than necessary”, “excessive costs”, “increasing productivity”.

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