Gizmodo : Economy

When Google told 12,000 employees they were out of a job last week, there were a lot of feels, understandably. Some workers were confused about why they had been laid off. Others were frustrated.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai
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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Greta Thunberg and other young climate activists of the
Younger workers are more likely to prioritize their company's ecological commitments, a KPMG survey found.
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A woman cuts tape holding her back representing quitting a job
Hundreds of thousands of workers could soon switch jobs if the FTC's proposed noncompete ban gets enacted, recruiters told Insider.
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, file photo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a news conference in New Delhi.
Thousands of US-based Google employees woke up to an email on January 20 saying they'd been laid off.
Gizmodo : Economy, Business

Considering the steady stream of layoffs coursing through the tech industry, it’s understandable that some CEOs want to take extra care when informing employees that their company will also be cutting jobs. However, calling layoffs “refinements” and quoting Martin Luther King Jr. is not the way to go.

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CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, said on January 20 the company will lay off about 12,000 employees.
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CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, announced Friday the company will lay off about 12,000 employees.
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google headquarters
27 massage therapists were laid off from Google's Mountain View office, pictured above.