Google’s laying off more people, shifts roles to other countries

While the year 2024 has been great for Google’s AI technology, it has not been great for Google’s workers (or, shall we say, “former workers”). The company has been shedding employees like crazy, and the layoffs don’t seem to be slowing down. According to a new report, Google is laying off even more people, and it shifted some roles to other countries.

Major tech companies have been laying off workers left and right over the past couple of years due to a turbulent economic climate. Recently, Tesla just laid off about 10% of its workers and Apple let go of about 700 workers. Google is one of the main companies getting rid of its employees, as the company had to lay off several thousand workers at a time.

Google is laying off more employees and shifted roles to other countries

Right now, this news is still pretty new. You should expect more information to come out about it soon. Google officially confirmed to Business Insider that the company will cut jobs this week. However, the spokesperson did not say just how many people will be let go. No other sources gave any sort of ballpark as to the number either. However, some employees confirm that affected workers include those working in finance and in real estate.

Since Google has laid off pretty massive numbers of employees in the past, there is reason to believe that this layoff will see a significant number of workers leaving. However, we’ll have to wait for more information to confirm that.

While many workers will likely get the ax, other workers in different countries have new opportunities. Google confirmed that it is moving roles to cities in other countries including Bangalore, Mexico City, and Dublin. Not all of the roles are being moved outside of the United States. The company will move some roles to its office in Atlanta, Georgia.

When following this story, you should expect a thick layer of PR speak from Google as the company responds to questions. However, it’s likely that the company is doing this for cost-saving reasons.

Hopefully, the number of layoffs isn’t substantial, and those affected will be able to find new positions. In fact, a bit of a silver lining is the fact that several workers have been offered different positions within the company. More information about this situation will be revealed as time goes on.