Alphabet: 12,000 jobs cut
Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced it would cut 12,000 jobs (6% of its workforce) in January 2023. CEO Sundar Pichai cited the company's early investments in artificial intelligence as providing substantial opportunity despite the layoffs. The cuts affected teams globally including recruiting, corporate functions, engineering, and product teams. Affected US employees received at least 16 weeks of severance and six months of health benefits.
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Google’s parent company Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs – Computerworld
Google’s parent company Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs – Computerworld # Google’s parent company Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs news Jan 20, 20232 mins ## Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, told employees on Friday that the company would be reducing its global workforce by around 6%. Credit: Google/Gerd Altmann, modified by IDG Comm Google’s parent company Alphabet is cutting 12,000 jobs, around 6% of its global workforce, according an internal memo from Sundar Pichai, Alphabet’s CEO. Pichai told emp