A laid-off Google engineer describes losing his 'only career' 16 years after starting as an intern

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai told staff he took 'full responsibility for the decisions that led us here' after announcing 12,000 layoffs.

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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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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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A Google recruiter on maternity leave said she found out she was laid off while feeding her 3-week-old baby at 4:30 a.m.

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Google Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai attends a session of the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, December 3, 2017.
Google announced on January 20 that it was laying off 12,000 staff, or around 6.4% of its workforce.

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Google's head of mental health and wellbeing was among the 12,000 workers laid off by the tech giant

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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.

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A software engineer at Google went on bereavement leave after his mom died from cancer. 4 days after returning to work, he found out he was part of the mass layoffs.

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People walk past Google offices on January 25, 2023 in New York City.

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A laid-off Googler says colleagues should 'find perspective' about the recent layoffs: 'No one died. Seriously'

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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.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, announced on January 20 that around 12,000 staff would be laid off.

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A Google engineer says survivors of the mass layoffs cried in meetings the day around 12,000 of their colleagues were culled

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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.

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A Google recruiter says he discovered he'd lost his job after a call with one of his candidates suddenly disconnected

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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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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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