If a company's "culture" craters after a single round of layoffs, then the culture wasn't doing well at all. When things are going well, everyone is happy, and

If a company's "culture" craters after a single round of layoffs, then the culture wasn't doing well at all. When things are going well, everyone is happy, and the culture feels solid. But culture is also important, arguably more, when things aren't going well. There have been enough accounts like this that it's safe to say Google is beyond just smoke; there is a fire.