- According to reports, Google offers volunteer layoffs for human resources workers
- Level four and five workers are being attacked
- More “efficiencies” can be incoming, with cloud workers apparently at risk
According to reports, Google is preparing to fire the workers of their “people operations” and cloud businesses, since the cuts continue to hit technological giants worldwide.
A report from CNBC They affirm that the dismissals will take the form of voluntary resignations, which could be offered to full -time workers based in the US., From the beginning of March 2025.
According to the reports, the next changes have been confirmed through an internal memorandum shared by the director of people Fiona Cicconi, and also accumulate with the plans of CFO Anat Ashkenazi to continue reducing the costs.
Google continues to cut jobs
Google seems to point to its higher profits of levels four and five, offering them up to 14 weeks of compensation payment plus an additional week for the service of each year. No more details of redundancy packages have been revealed.
A company spokesman added: “Our teams have continued to make changes to operate more efficiently, eliminate layers and make sure they are configured for long -term success.”
The news occurs just a month after Google announced that it would offer a similar voluntary departure program for workers in their group of platforms and devices, affecting Pixel workers, Android employees and more.
Although the company has been working to make certain areas more efficient, the financial director Anat Ashkenazi explained that not all are bad news for Google’s workforce: “Secondly, we expect a account growth in 2025 in key investment areas, such as IA and Cloud.”
However, he reiterated his previous comments of the quarter about the current job cuts in certain areas: “And as I mentioned in the call Q3, we are doing it while we also focus on promoting even more efficiencies on how we operate the business.”
Even so, these dismissals are only minor changes compared to layoffs induced by the company’s pandemic in January 2023, when 12,000 goolgers were sent to packing.
Google confirmed with us: “To support the innovative work of our people’s operations team ahead, we are opening new roles and offering a voluntary exit program with compensation for its headquarters in the United States.”
