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.

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Google engineer who was laid off while on mental health leave says she 'silently mourned' after receiving her severance email at 2 a.m.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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An ex-Googler says he discovered he'd been laid off while feeding his newborn daughter at 2 a.m.

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced on January 20 that around 12,000 employees would be cut.

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A Google engineer said a 'beautiful day' was overshadowed after she found out she'd been laid off hours before giving birth to her second child

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Google announced on January 20 it was laying off around 12,000 workers.

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A Google employee of 11 years says he and his wife stared at each other in 'disbelief' when they realized they'd both been laid off by the company

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, said on Friday around 12,000 jobs would be cut.

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A Google engineer of 8 years says his 'spidey-senses' detected incoming layoffs — and felt 'isolated' when his 'faceless' severance email arrived

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced mass layoffs at Google on Friday.

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