'I am deeply sorry': Read Google CEO Sundar Pichai's mail to laid off employees

I apologise profusely. Read the message from Google CEO Sundar Pichai to those who were laid off. A lot of companies are cutting their workforces in the technology industry, including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Twitter. Google's plan to fire 12,000 employees comes during this time. Google, a global leader in technology, stated on Friday that it was firing 12,000 workers due to challenging economic times. In an email to staff members, Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated that the business had carried out a thorough evaluation across all product areas and operations to make sure that people and jobs were in line with the company's top goals.A lot of companies are cutting their workforces in the technology industry, including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Twitter. Google's plan to fire 12,000 employees comes during this time. The entire text of Sundar Pichai's email to his staff is provided below:I have some upsetting news to impart. We've made the decision to cut 12,000 positions from our staff. We have already issued a separate email to the roughly 12,000 impacted USrkforce positions. A second email was previously issued to the impacted US workers. Due to regional laws and customs, this procedure will take longer in different nations. This will require bidding farewell to some extraordinarily excellent individuals we worked arduously to hire and have enjoyed working with. I apologise profusely for that.

I take full responsibility for the choices that got us here, and I feel very strongly about how these changes will affect Googlers' lives. Periods of tremendous development have been seen during the previous two years. We hired for a different economic reality than the one we currently confront in order to meet and drive that development.Because of the strength of our mission, the value of our goods and services, and our early investments in AL, I am optimistic about the enormous opportunity that lies ahead of USA.We'll need to make difficult decisions if we want to completely capture K. In order to make sure that our employees and their jobs are in line with our company's top goals, we have conducted a thorough evaluation of all relevant product areas and functions. The positions we're getting rid of are a result of that evaluation. They span alphabetical boundaries as well as functional, level, and geographic boundaries.Thank you to the Google employees leaving us for helping individuals and companies throughout the world. We appreciate your contributions since they were quite helpful.We will help employees while they hunt for their next opportunity, despite the fact that this transfer won't be simple.

In the US: Employees will be paid throughout the whole notice period (at least 60 days).Additionally, we will expedite at least 16 weeks of GSU vesting and provide a severance compensation starting at 16 weeks of salary plus two weeks for each consecutive year spent working for Google.The incentives for 2022 and unused vacation time will be paid. For individuals impacted, we will provide six months of medical treatment, assistance with finding a job, and immigration help.We will help employees outside of the US in accordance with regional customs.

We are almost 25 years old, therefore we will inevitably have challenging economic cycles. These are crucial times to narrow our focus, redesign our cost structure, and focus our resources- talent and money- on our top goals.These early investments allowed Google to produce better goods than ever before. Additionally, we're about to offer some completely new experiences with consumers, developers, and enterprises as well. Al presents a big potential for us across all of our goods, and we are ready to seize it ethically and courageously.

All of this labour is a continuation of the "healthy contempt for the impossible" that has always been a cornerstone of our society. I see the same attitude and drive guiding our work when I look across Google now. Because of this, even on the most challenging days, we maintain confidence in our capacity to complete our purpose. Undoubtedly, one of them is today.You probably have a lot of queries regarding how we'll proceed. On Monday, a town hall meeting will be set up. For information, see your calendar. Please take excellent care of yourselves while you process this challenging information until then.

enterprises as well. Al presents a big potential for us across all of our goods, and we are ready to seize it ethically and courageously.All of this effort is a continuation of our culture's "healthy contempt for the impossibility" that has existed since its inception. I can still see the same spirit and energy at work when I look around Google now. Therefore, even on our worst days, we maintain confidence in our capacity to complete our task. Unquestionably, today is one of those.You undoubtedly have a lot of inquiries concerning our future plans. On Monday, we'll have a town hall. For further information, check your calendar. news. In addition to that, if your workday has barely begun, Please feel free to do business today from home.We can place large bets in certain areas because we are restrained in others. reorienting the business to be Alpha Revolutionary improvements were made in our firms and the whole industry a year ago.