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.
