Google va licencier 12,000 Personnel à “Préparez-vous pour l'avenir”

Google’s chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai today uploaded a blog post titré “A difficult decision to set us up for the future.” This message highlights the decision to lay off around 12,000 working staff from Google’s fleet of employees. That includes the US and international teams represented in the figure mentioned above. While we don’t have information about the specific headcount deficit per country, US employees are expected to be hit first and international employees second, as the company has to comply with local state laws in which it employs the staff. The figure represents about 6% of its total staff. Given the recent economic climate and a slight downturn in tech, Google is joining other big companies in cutting head counts to adapt to the new economy. Below you can read a piece of Google’s announcement.

Sundar PichaiI have some difficult news to share. We’ve decided to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles. We’ve already sent a separate email to employees in the US who are affected. In other countries, this process will take longer due to local laws and practices. This will mean saying goodbye to some incredibly talented people we worked hard to hire and have loved working with. I’m deeply sorry for that. The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on me, and I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us here.

The rest of the announcement can be read in the Google blog post.