Google Indian Unit Retrenches Employee After Giving Star Performer of Month Reward

The last few months have been bad for the technology sector. A large number of workers have been laid off from many big tech companies. These include the global tech company Google. It is learned that Google has laid off around 450 workers from various departments in India. Workers affected by this sudden step taken by the company have shared their problems on social media.

A Hyderabad-based man who has joined Google’s India unit as a Senior Associate has given his status on LinkedIn. He wrote that he was shocked when he was informed of his ouster from the company late last week. Google named him the Star Performer of the Month. Reward Got out of job after giving. He has said, “I was shocked when I received an email about layoffs from the Google Operations Center. It’s one of the most valuable companies out there. I was and always will be proud to be with Google. I have a tough question that I I was the star performer of the month so why did this happen to me? There is no answer.” “My salary has been halved for two months. My financial plans have been completely ruined,” he said. The former Google worker has also requested people on LinkedIn to suggest a better opportunity for him.

Cloud Program Manager at Google, Aakriti Walia has also had to leave the company. Aakriti, who hails from Gurugram, recently celebrated her five years at Google. She told that she was stunned by the message of not getting access to the computer. Alphabet Inc, the company that runs Google, announced the layoff of about 12,000 workers last month. This is about six per cent of the total workforce of the company.

The company’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, had told staff that after reviewing products and workers, it had been decided to lay off in several countries and departments. Earlier, global software company Microsoft had announced the removal of about 10,000 workers. This is about five percent of the total staff of the company. Apart from this, e-commerce and tech companies Amazon and Meta have also laid off thousands of workers.