When Were The Google 2024 Layoffs. Ceo sundar pichai’s message is to brace for more cuts. In september 2022, pichai said he wanted google to be 20% more efficient, and the following january the company had a historic round of layoffs that saw 12,000 roles eliminated.

Over 1,000 google employees have been laid off this month across various departments—from google assistant to its devices and services groups—as the leader of the. The changes align with pichai’s 2022 statement that he wanted the company to become 20% more efficient, a goal that resulted in 12,000 layoffs in january of this year.