Google staff | Layoff update

 

Are Google staff next on the chopping block? Internal memes show staff fear widespread job cuts after Meta, Twitter, Snap and HP announced huge layoffs: 'Don't fire us please'

• Google has dodged mass layoffs in recent months, but it hasn't stopped employees from questioning if they're next 
• Several have taken to the internal meme site MemeGen to post their worries, including one that read: 'Don't fire us, please' 
• Recently, UK billionaire and investor, Christopher Hohn - who has a $6billion stake in the company - encouraged an 'aggressive' headcount reduction 
• Alphabet executives have also called for a need to sharpen 'focus' in recent months by lowering project costs and increasing efficiency by 20 percent
• In addition, performance reviews have changed, travel budgets have decreased, and less swag items have been offered
• Google also experienced an outage, which left employees unable to log in to work accounts, with many worrying they had been fired