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Does Google usually fire people when they shut down a service? I thought they were transferred internally to help build the next messaging app.

rustqt6 4y ago
Or transferred to the strategy department to decide what the next in thing is so they can build multiple versions of it, seeing as they are now bored of messaging.
- londons_explore 4y ago
  Nah - they're only taking a temporary break from messaging apps... They'll be back at it in a year or two.
  - pclmulqdq 4y ago
    They're not taking a break. I was just force-migrated from "hangouts" to "chat with gmail."
    - delecti 4y ago
      It's less of a migration and more of a rebranding. The same service has gone by the name Chat > Hangouts > Chat but has been pretty consistent through each step.
UncleMeat 4y ago
Usually everybody gets a chance to transfer. With a hiring freeze that'll be a lot harder.
Lutger 4y ago
I think youtube music is also due for a rewrite. I mean, it's almost finished!
sulam 4y ago
Depends on the people. In the Stadia case there were people hired to build first party games in Montreal and some of the skills needed for that don’t have a natural place to go elsewhere inside of Google. I don’t know this for sure, but I expect many of those people were given a package and had to find new employers. People with transferable skills were moved onto other teams at Google depending on who needed those skills - effectively they were broken up for parts. And of course the enterprise service is still there and some of the people are still needed to keep it going. My impression is that Google has actually changed how new initiatives are funded from the exec layer, such that there’s less likelihood of completely overlapping products being created, such as a new messaging service. I could be wrong about that, and even if I’m right it might change again in the future, but at least for now I’d be surprised to see a new messaging service get launched.
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ohgodplsno 4y ago
Now now. Google has cleaned up their acts and no longer has multiple messaging apps. Can I interest you in a sixth, incompatible rewrite of Google Wallet instead that will only launch in India while you make Google Pay 7.0 ?

rustqt6 4y ago

Or transferred to the strategy department to decide what the next in thing is so they can build multiple versions of it, seeing as they are now bored of messaging.

londons_explore 4y ago
Nah - they're only taking a temporary break from messaging apps... They'll be back at it in a year or two.
- pclmulqdq 4y ago
  They're not taking a break. I was just force-migrated from "hangouts" to "chat with gmail."
  - delecti 4y ago
    It's less of a migration and more of a rebranding. The same service has gone by the name Chat > Hangouts > Chat but has been pretty consistent through each step.

UncleMeat 4y ago

Usually everybody gets a chance to transfer. With a hiring freeze that'll be a lot harder.

Lutger 4y ago

I think youtube music is also due for a rewrite. I mean, it's almost finished!

sulam 4y ago

Depends on the people. In the Stadia case there were people hired to build first party games in Montreal and some of the skills needed for that don’t have a natural place to go elsewhere inside of Google. I don’t know this for sure, but I expect many of those people were given a package and had to find new employers. People with transferable skills were moved onto other teams at Google depending on who needed those skills - effectively they were broken up for parts. And of course the enterprise service is still there and some of the people are still needed to keep it going. My impression is that Google has actually changed how new initiatives are funded from the exec layer, such that there’s less likelihood of completely overlapping products being created, such as a new messaging service. I could be wrong about that, and even if I’m right it might change again in the future, but at least for now I’d be surprised to see a new messaging service get launched.

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ohgodplsno 4y ago

Now now. Google has cleaned up their acts and no longer has multiple messaging apps. Can I interest you in a sixth, incompatible rewrite of Google Wallet instead that will only launch in India while you make Google Pay 7.0 ?