Did you know that in Google's office there is also a massage therapist working there?
Google has decided to lay off more than 1,800 employees at its California headquarters. This decision as part of the largest round of layoffs in the history of the company.
This layoff includes targeting Google's internal massage therapists. The New York Post and The Hill reported, Sunday (29/1), around 31 therapists had to stop massaging.
The 27 masseurs who lost their jobs were based at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. The rest of the masseurs employed by the company and based at the Los Angeles and Irvine, California campuses were also laid off.
Google is one of the big companies that humanizes its employees. Even on the job vacancy site, it is written that employees get the benefit of access to a fitness center, massage program, and a pleasant environment.
The New York Post news agency also tried to confirm whether the free massage service was still in effect for the remaining employees. But no answer yet.
Massage aside, Google is one of several companies that have laid off thousands of employees in recent weeks. This is because Google is considered to have made a mistake by hiring too many employees during the pandemic. Google's parent company, Alphabet, has cut a total of 12,000 jobs. The layoffs affected 6 percent of its workforce.
As you know, in a memo to staff last week, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the layoffs affected workers across Alphabet, product areas, functions, levels and regions. He added that the cuts were necessary so Alphabet could take advantage of even greater opportunities, including an increased emphasis on artificial intelligence.
"We have conducted rigorous reviews across product and function areas to ensure that our people and roles are aligned with our highest priorities as a company. The roles we eliminated reflect the results of that review," said Pichai.
"I understand you're worried about what's next for your job. I'm also deeply saddened by the loss of some very good colleagues across the company," he added.
