Google's Pichai Tells Staff Cuts Avoided 'Much Worse' Problems

Google's chief executive officer told employees that cuts were made in a bid to act decisively as the company's growth slowed. From a report: In an internal meeting, Sundar Pichai, who is CEO of Google parent Alphabet, said he had consulted with the company's founders and board in making the decision for 6% cuts, according to remarks reviewed by Bloomberg. 'If you don't act clearly and decisively and early, we can compound the problem and make it much worse,' Pichai said. 'These are decisions I needed to make.' Further reading: An engineer laid off after over 16 years at Google says 'faceless' tech giants see staff as '100% disposable'.

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