Google India fires 453 employees; CEO Sundar Pichai writes to laid-off employees

Google India has reportedly laid off 453 employees in various departments. As Business Line reported, the employee was notified of the layoff in an email from his Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president of Google India.

In early January, the company announced plans to cut more than 12,000 jobs, join tech giants like Meta Platforms, Amazon and Salesforce, and scale back operations amid a slowing global economy and rising inflation. bottom. At this time, it is not clear if the job cuts at Google India are part of previously announced job cuts or new job cuts. There are also reports that CEO Sundar Pichai is willing to take a drastic pay cut amid tough macroeconomic conditions and job cuts. He even told Google employees at a recent town hall meeting that all positions above the senior vice president level would see their annual bonuses slashed, India Today reported. In a blog post he posted in January, Pichai said the company would help lay off employees outside the U.S. according to local practice.

His manager Kamal Dave, who worked at his Gurugram office at Google Accounts, was fired yesterday. In a post shared on his LinkedIn, he wrote: At Google, Strategic Key Accounts as his manager/consultant focused on achieving his marketing goals digitally across multiple industries at the top of his food chain in India. i am looking for a new job. Thank you for your support. Thank you in advance for any connections, advice, or opportunities you can provide. ”

Another employee named Surabhi Sharma mentioned in her post the layoffs at her Gurugram office.

In her post, she wrote, “Tonight we lost an incredibly talented colleague to the recently announced layoffs at Google India. For anyone who has been fired from my contact list and feels like their life has been turned upside down, please believe that you can bounce back, stand up with confidence, and reach your full potential. ”
“At times like these, we want to remind ourselves that we are human beings who share a lot of experience and build things together. It applies to my existing and retiring colleagues, and with that in mind, it’s no wonder we struggle with a range of emotions, even if it’s because of survivors, and all emotions are valid. is. 

Earlier, about 250 Zurich employees resigned last month to protest the company’s decision to cut about 6% of its global workforce. The worker, with the support of the Syndicom union, left his desk before lunch and put up a placard in front of his two Google offices in the Swiss city, according to trade union spokesman Dominic Fitze. gathered with.