Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent an email to the sacked employees in which he stated that he takes “full responsibility for the decisions that led us here.” Google India is said to have laid off approximately 453 employees from various departments. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, sent an email to all of the employees who were fired. “Full responsibility for the decisions that led us here,” the CEO wrote in an email.
According to reports, Sanjay Gupta, Google India’s Country Head and Vice President, sent this email.
We have already sent a separate email to affected US employees. Due to local laws and practices, this process will take longer in other countries, “Google CEO Pichai stated in the email.
In order to guarantee that individuals and positions are in line with the highest priorities of the business, the company has carried out a “rigorous review across product areas and functions.” The results of that review are reflected in the roles we are eliminating. They span the alphabet, product categories, roles, levels, and regions, he added.
Google announced that it will soon lay off 12,000 employees from both its national and global offices as part of the recent tech layoffs.
Whether these 453 Indian office workers are included in Google’s 12,000 layoff announcement has not yet been determined.
Similar information emerged from Switzerland, where approximately 250 Google employees were laid off from a Zurich office.