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Google’s cost-cutting measures reach China, employees face layoffs

by Indrajeet Giram
March 7, 2023
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Google's cost-cutting measures reach China, employees face layoffs

Google's cost-cutting measures reach China, employees face layoffs

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Google has announced a new round of layoffs in China, affecting senior and high-paying employees as part of its cost-cutting efforts. According to media reports, the company’s goal is to reset salary standards, reduce operating costs, and improve work efficiency.

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The company offers compensation packages that include stock, annual leave discounts, medical insurance, and a cash payment of 30,000 yuan ($4,339), which can only be obtained by signing an agreement to leave the company before March 10.

This move is part of Google’s wider cost-cutting efforts, which include laying off 12,000 workers globally, accounting for over 6% of the total workforce. The layoffs also affected 400 employees in India and 100 cafeteria-cleaning robots at its headquarters.

Google's cost-cutting measures reach China, employees face layoffs
source: analyticsinsight.net

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet, regretted reducing the workforce and took full responsibility for the decisions that led to the layoffs.

The layoffs at Google and other tech giants, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Twitter, are attributed to the deepening funding winter caused by the global economic slowdown and recession fears. Companies seek to reduce costs and improve efficiency to stay competitive and maintain profitability. However, this move has led to concerns about the impact on the affected employees and their families.

Impact of Recent Layoffs by Google

The impact of the layoffs on Google is two-fold. On the one hand, the company aims to reduce costs and improve overall efficiency by resetting salary standards and reducing operating costs. This will likely lead to short-term financial benefits for the company as it seeks to maintain profitability and competitiveness in the current economic climate.

On the other hand, the layoffs could also have negative consequences for the company’s reputation and employee morale. Despite offering compensation packages and a three-month buffer period for affected employees, the layoffs have generated criticism and concern from both inside and outside the company.

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has acknowledged the impact of the layoffs on employees and expressed regret for reducing the workforce.

Furthermore, layoffs could lead to a loss of institutional knowledge and experience within the company, potentially hindering its long-term growth and innovation. The impact of the layoffs will depend on how Google manages the process and how it supports affected employees, both during and after the transition.

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, employs over 135,000 people worldwide and operates in various industries, such as search engines, cloud computing, advertising, and hardware.

Google’s search engine dominates the search market globally, with over 90% market share in many countries. Additionally, Google’s products, such as Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube, are widely used by people around the world.

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