Alphabet subsidiary and dominant search and advertising technology company. Cut thousands of roles across engineering, sales, and operations as part of AI-driven restructuring.
My end-of-year review said I was doing "exceptional work" and that I was being considered for promotion. Six weeks later I was in a layoff round.
When I asked HR how to square th…
Paraphrased from Reddit r/cscareerquestions / r/layoffs — corroborated pattern
The all-hands started at 10am. The CEO talked about difficult decisions and investing in AI. By 10:15am, CNBC had named the divisions. We were all watching our phones in the room.…
Paraphrased from CNN / Guardian / BBC reporting (Jan 2023)
Eleven years. I joined when the culture felt genuinely different. I turned down other offers. I believed in the company in a way I'm now embarrassed about.
The email came at 6:15…