Following in the footsteps of other tech giants, Google’s parent company Alphabet is announcing a cleanup today. 12,000 jobs, or 6% of the workforce, will disappear, senior executive Sundar Pichai wrote in a note to staff.
News : After Microsoft, Chirping, Amazonia And A half, it’s Google’s turn to take up the axe. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and Alphabet Group, announced the internal cuts of 12,000 jobs worldwide at Alphabet, the agencies reported. Bloomberg And Reuters.
Times: The announcement comes just before the weekend – which is common for restructurings – and just one day after Microsoft announced it was cutting 10,000 jobs.
The details :
- This would involve a general cleanup throughout the business. Pichai says he takes “full responsibility”.
- He wants “more precise targeting,” a leaner cost base, and better allocation of talent “to our top priorities.” Arguments already heard in other major technology companies.
- It appears that the job losses will mainly occur in non-essential secondary businesses. For years, Alphabet has been known for nurturing innovative but somewhat frivolous projects whose prospects and profitability were uncertain.
More information : Everyone is on deck to fend off the looming super smart chatbot competition Chat GPT. We learned earlier that there are concerns within Google that ChatGPT’s AI could challenge the company’s entire business model.
the New York Times now reports that Google wants to return a more active role to its founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the legendary duo who have stepped away from their creation in recent years.
The context : In 2022, the technology sector has separated from more than 150,000 employees. Facing a year of inflation and a year 2023 that could be marked by recession, the main reason for these mass layoffs has its source in 2021: the technology sector, seeing life in the pink, had recruited shovel. A mistake that only a tech giant avoided: Apple.
(JM)