sundar pichai
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.
  • Alphabet investor TCI is urging the company to "go further" in cutting jobs and reducing spend.
  • A letter from TCI to CEO Sundar Pichai said "excessive employee compensation" should be addressed.
  • Google's parent company announced on Friday that it was cutting around 12,000 roles.

A major Alphabet investor urged Google's parent to cut more jobs and reduce staff pay on the same day it announced it would lay off around 12,000 staff.