Google employees who lost jobs feel layoff was not based on performance, Sundar Pichai clarifies.
According to a report from Business Insider, Google’s chief people officer, Fiona Cicconi, has also revealed some of the factors considered for layoff.
According to recent reports, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai clarified that the layoffs were not random and were structured and prioritized based on each employee’s performance, productivity, and skill set. Google’s chief people officer, Fiona Cicconi, also confirmed that 750 leaders were present in the company’s decision on which employees deserve to stay. The company’s primary aim was to eliminate roles that didn’t align with business priorities. The impacted employees will be given a severance package, which includes 16 weeks of salary, two weeks for every additional year at Google, at least 16 weeks of GSU vesting, and other benefits. Despite this, some employees expressed their anger and uncertainty about the layoff, with some feeling that tech companies treat employees as disposable and that the news was not communicated properly.
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