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A tense all-hands meeting at Google leaves employees worried about layoffs

A tense all-hands meeting at Google leaves employees worried about layoffs

It’s Monday, and you know what that means? After today, there are only two more Mondays left in 2022. This is Matt Weinberger, Insider’s deputy editor of tech analysis, filling in once again for Jordan Parker Erb. She’ll be back in time to write tomorrow’s edition, so never fear. Last week was a big week for news, in a year that’s been full of big weeks for news — the FTC is suing to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video-game giant Activision Blizzard, Meta employees were reportedly Source link

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Google Employees Worried About Layoffs After Tense All-Hands

Google Employees Worried About Layoffs After Tense All-Hands

It’s Monday, and you know what that means? After today, there are only two more Mondays left in 2022. This is Matt Weinberger, Insider’s deputy editor of tech analysis, filling in once again for Jordan Parker Erb. She’ll be back in time to write tomorrow’s edition, so never fear.  Last week was a big week for news, in a year that’s been full of big weeks for news — the FTC is suing to block Microsoft’s… Source link

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Google has yet another ‘heated’ all-hands grilling CEO Sundar Pichai over spending cuts. He replies workers ‘shouldn’t always equate fun with money’

Google has yet another ‘heated’ all-hands grilling CEO Sundar Pichai over spending cuts. He replies workers ‘shouldn’t always equate fun with money’

Dissatisfied Google employees have put top executives on the hot seat a few times this year.  Most recently, they interrogated CEO Sundar Pichai at an all-hands meeting this week about the company’s spending cuts amid a challenging economic climate, CNBC first reported.  At the meeting, employees submitted questions via an internal Google tool, and fellow workers then up-voted popular questions for executives to answer. When asked about why the company is limiting certain… Source link

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Google CEO Pichai fields questions on cost cuts at all-hands meeting

Google CEO Pichai fields questions on cost cuts at all-hands meeting

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. Fabrice COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images As Google tries to navigate an unfamiliar environment of slowing growth, cost cutting and employee dissent over cultural changes, CEO Sundar Pichai is finding himself on the defensive. At a companywide all-hands meeting this week, Pichai was faced with tough questions from employees related to cuts to travel and entertainment… Source link

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Elon Musk told employees at the Twitter all-hands meeting that workers who are ‘exceptional’ can sometimes work remotely

Elon Musk told employees at the Twitter all-hands meeting that workers who are ‘exceptional’ can sometimes work remotely

Elon Musk attends the 2022 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Elon Musk has taken a strong stance on office work, requiring it from his Tesla employees. Musk might soon own Twitter and had a town hall with employees Thursday. Pushing back on the company’s current hybrid structure, he said people should be in the office. Elon Musk prefers employees in… Source link

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Google employees bombard execs about pay at recent all-hands meeting

Google employees bombard execs about pay at recent all-hands meeting

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google executives, facing a barrage of criticism from employees on issues related to compensation, defended the company’s competitiveness at a recent all-hands meeting while acknowledging that the performance review process could change. The companywide virtual gathering earlier this month followed the release of internal survey results, which showed a growing number of staffers don’t view their pay packages as fair or… Source link

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