Read the letter Google employees sent to Sundar Pichai about mass layoffs that tells him: 'Don't Be Evil'

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Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google owner Alphabet.

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Laid-off Google employees may not get paid out for approved maternity or medical leave as severance terms deadline looms

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Google announced in January that it was cutting 6% of its workforce, and those affected have been urging execs to take another look at their severance terms.

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A Googler who lost her job in January's cuts says being laid off 'freed' her to launch a wellness business after suffering from Lyme disease in college

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Emily Cahill, a former software engineer at Google
Emily Cahill, a former software engineer at Google, said being laid off was like a "blessing."

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A Googler laid off after 15 years said she sees it as a chance to break out of the company's 'golden handcuffs'

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A Google manager laid off after 15 years said staying at the tech giant for so long was holding her back.

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Google employee said pitching new AI products wasn't worth it because of the company's 'bureaucratic roadblocks,' report says

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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An ex-Googler said finding out they'd get far less stock than expected felt like a 'second kick in the chest' after losing their job

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet
Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet.

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he will be 'enlisting every Googler' to help test Bard, its new ChatGPT rival, report says

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Google's CEO Sundar Pichai is enlisting staff to help test its new AI service Bard.

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A Google engineer found out she had been laid off while she was on vacation when her boss sent her a LinkedIn message

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A Google engineer found out she had been laid off while on vacation via a LinkedIn message from her manager

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Laid-off Google employees are turning to a Discord server with nearly 18,000 members for emotional support and financial advice

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Google employees who were laid off have rushed to Discord to vent and get financial advice.

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A Google engineer said taking her kids to school just after finding out she'd been laid off was like being 'in a fog' in a heartfelt Medium post

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Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on September 26, 2022.
Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on September 26, 2022.

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