Landscape of Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, April 16, 2024.
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Google CNBC learned that it told employees this week that it plans to cut employees as part of an internal restructuring.
According to a memo released Tuesday by HR Chief Fiona Cicconi, the company will provide a volunteer exit program to full-time U.S.-based employees (Google’s relationships division) from early March.
Finance chief Anat Ashkenazi said one of her Top mission As Google expands its spending on AI infrastructure in 2025, it will drive more costs. Earlier this monthAshkenazi said the company has strong demand for AI products and “withdrawing from the year with more demand than our capacity.”
The memorandum notes that as part of the People’s Operational Acquisition, employees at Level 4 and Level 5 may receive 14 weeks of severance payments, with week after week of year-round service each year. These are considered middle- and senior employees.
The company also laid off employees to several teams within its cloud division, mainly affecting operational support staff, according to sources and separate internal memos. Some of these moves include moving the role to other countries.
The company confirmed the changes to CNBC, and the restructuring is part of the normal business process.
“Our team continues to make changes to operate more effectively, remove layers and ensure a successful setup for long-term,” Google spokesman Brandon Asberry said in a statement. “This work is underway as we continue to invest in the company’s biggest priorities and significant opportunities in the future.”
Last month, Google executives announced that they would Providing acquisition For our “platform and equipment” units, the expected cuts were made to our employees. The unit has over 25,000 full-time employees on Android, Chrome, Chromeos, Google Photos, Google One, Pixel, Fitbit and Nest.
The company said it is supporting all affected employees based on local requirements, including time exploration and different roles for Google.
Cloud Cutting
According to the source, cloud layoffs for the company owned by the unit affected the unit’s sales operations, customer experience, internal transactions and entry into the market team.
Cloud is one of the company’s high-growth business units and a benefit in AI products. In the fourth quarter, cloud sector revenue Increased by 30% Starting from the previous year. Alphabet has been profiting from cloud business as it tries to keep up with market leaders Amazon Network services and Microsoft azure.
According to sources and internal letters viewed by CNBC, the roles of some affected employees are being moved to India and Mexico City.
The company confirmed that the changes include mergers or open roles in other parts of the United States and other parts of the country. The company added that the largest employee presence in the cloud division is still in the U.S., which has not changed.
The number of layoffs is unclear, but the company says it is small and the organization continues to hold key sales and engineering roles.
Bloomberg first Report Google’s cloud division was cut Wednesday.
