The exact number of employees laid off is unknown.
Google is laying off hundreds of employees across its Pixel, Nest, Fitbit, and Assistant divisions, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Google’s augmented reality team was also hit with layoffs, according to a report by 9to5Google.
« To best position us for these opportunities, throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities » a Google spokesperson said in a statement. « Some teams are continuing to make these kinds of organizational changes, which include some role eliminations globally. »
The Alphabet Workers Union, the organization representing Google employees and contractors, said the layoffs were « needless » and accused Google of continuing to « fire our coworkers while making billions every quarter.
