Google India fires employee after awarding him 'Star Performer' of the month
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The Google India employee claimed that the company fired him despite awarding him a “star” performer of the month badge, which surprised him and made him wonder why the company fired him.
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A Google India employee from Hyderabad who worked as a digital media senior associate at the company and was affected by the recent google job cuts, shared his experience on LinkedIn.
In a lengthy post, the employee described how he “skipped a heartbeat” when he received the mail informing him that he had been laid off on Saturday. He also stated that Google fired him despite awarding him the “star” performer of the month badge.
He wrote that he skipped a heartbeat when he got an email notification on his phone stating the email was from Google Operations Center. He was laid off as part of a workforce reduction at Google Operations Center. One of the most valuable and prestigious corporations. He was and will always be a proud #Googler. He further wrote that his first thought was, “why me”, even though he had been the star performer for a month?
The former Google employee also asked LinkedIn users to recommend a better opportunity for him.
Alphabet Inc announced in January that it was eliminating approximately 12,000 jobs or 6% of its workforce. When some employees were unable to access the systems, they realised they had lost their jobs. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, informed employees in a memo that the company had reviewed its products, people, and priorities, resulting in job cuts across geographies and technologies.
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In a lengthy post, the employee described how he “skipped a heartbeat” when he received the mail informing him that he had been laid off on Saturday. He also stated that Google fired him despite awarding him the “star” performer of the month badge.
He wrote that he skipped a heartbeat when he got an email notification on his phone stating the email was from Google Operations Center. He was laid off as part of a workforce reduction at Google Operations Center. One of the most valuable and prestigious corporations. He was and will always be a proud #Googler. He further wrote that his first thought was, “why me”, even though he had been the star performer for a month?
The former Google employee also asked LinkedIn users to recommend a better opportunity for him.
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Aakriti Walia, a Google Cloud programme manager in Gurugram who had recently celebrated her 5-year Googleversary with the company, was also laid off. She described how the “access denied” message on her computer had rendered her numb.Alphabet Inc announced in January that it was eliminating approximately 12,000 jobs or 6% of its workforce. When some employees were unable to access the systems, they realised they had lost their jobs. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, informed employees in a memo that the company had reviewed its products, people, and priorities, resulting in job cuts across geographies and technologies.
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1: Where is the official Google headquarters?Mountain View, California, United States.
2: Who is the CEO of Google?
Sundar Pichai.
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