Google CEO tells employees to expect more job cuts this year
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The boss has finally confirmed what many inside Google have been fearing.

Google CEO tells employees to expect more job cuts this year.::In an internal memo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said recent layoffs are about “removing layers to simplify execution and drive velocity in some areas.” He warned that more are coming.

  • ???@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    10 months ago

    “removing layers to simplify execution and drive velocity in some areas.”

    Basically saying: “The problem is YOU! YOU are too many (even though it was us who hired you)! Surely if you go away, we can become better, faster, and more efficient!”

    • lovesickoyster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      10 months ago

      people have a hard time admitting that their job today might be obsolete tomorrow, I believe this is already happening and it’s going to get much, much worse. If you’re not adaptable you’ll have a very hard time in the future.

      Kai-Fu Lee has a pretty interesting idea of how this will all end up - a couple of large corporations directly paying people’s unemployement to prevent riots.

      • ???@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        I would agree if more AI products that people are being removed for were producing anything valuable or providing any kind of reasonable service.