According to CNBC, Google began the process of staff reduction in individual units, in particular, in the personnel department and the cloud direction. These measures are part of the internal reorganization aimed at lowering costs.
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The head of the HR department, Fiona Chikkoni, informed the employees about the possibility of voluntary dismissal. The program starts in early March 2025. Service and senior employees who will agree to dismissal will be offered a weekend: 14 weeks of wages plus an additional week for each full year of work in the company.
These reductions take place against the backdrop of the statement of the financial director of Google Anat Ashkenazi that in 2025 the company will concentrate its efforts on optimizing expenses. This will increase investments in the direction of artificial intelligence. During the announcement of financial results, Ashkenazi emphasized that, despite the more expected profit, the demand for products in the field of AI is significantly ahead of the supply. parallel with reduction in the personnel department, Google also optimizes the state in its cloudy unit. The changes affected mainly employees who support operations. In particular, part of the personnel of sales departments, work with customers and others was dismissed. Some functions will be transferred to the company's offices in Mexico and India, but most employees will remain to work in the USA. although the exact number of dismissed employees has not been disclosed, Google notes that the reduction has only affected a small part of the staff. The company also confirms that it will continue to hire new employees for key positions in the sales and development departments. investments