Google dismissed employees for protesting against its cloud project with Israel, leading to accusations of violating labour rights and attempts to instil fear in employees.
Google Layoffs 2024: "One coworker posted a picture taken from our company rooftop no, from Google's rooftop, and I almost cried out," the engineer said in the post.
At this point in the quarter, the company estimates that severance-related expenses will be roughly $700 million in the first quarter "as we've continued these efforts". Google Posts 'USD 307 Billion' Revenue in 2023 and Spends 'USD 2.1 Billion' on Severance and Other Expenses of Over 12,000 Laid Off Employees, Will Spend More 'USD 700 Million' in Q1 2024.