> Another question I would have is: will they stop hiring for 2023-2024? Almost certainly not. Maybe the first few months, fewer will get hired. > Couldn't th

> Another question I would have is: will they stop hiring for 2023-2024? Almost certainly not. Maybe the first few months, fewer will get hired. > Couldn't they offer these people an alternative role internally? They almost certainly will try to do that with the top performers. But I suppose it doesn't make much sense doing this to retain below average performers (even if their average may be a bit high), given their salary levels and the current market. Moving someone from one type of product to something completely else may require almost as much training as the training of a new hire. Better to hire someone new in a few months, at a lower salary and possibly someone with more potential. Also, most ex-googlers will probably have an easy time finding other work (especially engineers), so even they may be better off in the end. Now, I do wonder what kind of roles are seeing the biggest slashes, especially outside of tech. (Ie, sales, marketing, key account, domain experts, content moderation, HR related). If any of those are cut disproportionally, it may indicate a change in direction.