Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during Google I/O 2016 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 19, 2016 in Mountain View, California. The annual Google I/O conference is runs through May 20.
Google announced on January 20 that it was laying off around 12,000 workers, or 6.4% of its workforce.
  • Google's head of mental health and wellbeing was laid off after 15 years working for the company.
  • Kristin Maczko wrote on LinkedIn that it had been her "dream role" and that many people on her team were let go.
  • Current and former Google staff say they can't find the rationale behind the layoffs.

Google's head of mental health and wellbeing said on LinkedIn that she was laid off after nearly 15 years working for the company.