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Reorgs like this happen all the time at Google -- they didn't downsize Cloud, they found two parts of the business doing the same thing and merged them - so som
by cameronbrown 7y ago
Reorgs like this happen all the time at Google -- they didn't downsize Cloud, they found two parts of the business doing the same thing and merged them - so some people were redundant there.
They could've just let those employees go, but they are giving them time to find a new role (and paying them the whole time they're not working).
Disclaimer: Am a Google employee.
- akhilcacharya 7y agoIsn’t that how layoffs at all large companies go?
- CydeWeys 7y agoNo. It's very much the exception, not the norm.
- akhilcacharya 7y agoIve heard of this happening at Cisco and HP while being termed a lay-off. Is it different?
- kyrra 7y ago(googler, opinions are my own) Btw, the "finding a new role" is easily within Google. One of the "cloud" teams that was defragged was in my office, and some of those people were people I've worked with over the years. Local management are trying to make sure they have places to land on other teams in the office. Yes, they can look for new jobs externally, but this is how Google deals with cleaning up teams from time-to-time. Luckily Google is still hiring, and people moving to new teams tends to work out without much fuss. Outside Google, I've seen the same behavior. A friend that worked at waffle.io got a similar 3-6 month transition window (find a new job internally or externally). They ended up staying at Broadcom, so it's a good way for companies to retain talent in a tight labor market.
- mav3rick 7y agoThere is no such provision when Amazon lays off people