Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions

Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions by cqqxo4zV46cp on Thursday January 11, 2024 @04:41AM (#38949925)

This is kind of silly. You probably chose to work at a company that “made billions”. You probably sought some perks related to doing so, be it remuneration, prestige, whatever. This is in part a game you choose to play, and the company that’s making billions is acting like a company that makes billions. You may in the future choose to make a different trade-off and work elsewhere? And I don’t mean some grow-or-die VC-backed startup.

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Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions by nly on Thursday January 11, 2024 @04:43AM (#38949939)

I've worked across the spectrum from 8 people companies to 20,000 employee multi-nationals. From companies 30 years old to startups. It doesn't make a difference.

You likely won't see redundancy coming. Chances are you'll be dismissed out of the blue one random day.

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Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions by sumtechguy on Thursday January 11, 2024 @10:10AM (#38953194)

Similar to me. The bigger the org the less likely you are to see it. My first one I see it in hindsight at a small company. They actually asked how many pens and pencils I had in my desk.

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Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions by CMCDragonkai on Thursday January 11, 2024 @05:21AM (#38950264)

I have a hard time believing faang employees won't just drop the company they are working for if they are offered a 15 percent payrise from a competing company. Employees don't have to be loyal to their employers, why do employers have to be loyal to employees?

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Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions by kridsdale1 on Thursday January 11, 2024 @02:01PM (#38957054)

I’ve only jumped for 50%> boosts within FAANG.

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