Can you believe that google Mass shooting From January still going on? Google’s reported mismanagement of its largest ever round of layoffs has riled employees, and they’re doing everything from walking off the job to sending angry letters to management.
First, European Google employees have now been laid off because of the January announcement. Reuters Reports indicate that more than 200 workers have been laid off from the company’s branch in Zurich, Switzerland, this week. Employees in that office walked out for a second time in protest of the move, and even offered to reduce wages or reduce working hours to avoid job cuts. Google layoffs appear to be driven by a Desire to calm the stock marketHowever, it is not surprising that these offers fell on deaf ears.
Many of the Swiss workers who have come out in protest are members of the Syndicom IT workers union, and a union spokesperson told Reuters, “Our members at Google Zurich and all the employees who join the strike are showing solidarity with those laid off. They are upset about the opaque nature of the layoffs and we feel Particularly disappointed that Google is laying off workers at a time when the company is making billions of dollars in profits every year.”
Current and former employees feel that Google is being harsh with employees who have been on medical leave or parental leave during layoffs. CNBC Reports that Google decided not to honor pre-approved leave for laid-off employees. Some Googlers have formed a group called “Laid off on Leave,” which attempts to get Google to stick to pre-agreed schedules for employees who are going through major life changes.
Making Google honor past leave agreements isn’t just about employees getting paid when they have medical or family problems; It’s also about getting continuous medical care when they need it most. As part of Google’s (seemingly ignored) plan to provide employees with every imaginable perk the company has Medical facilities on site which benefits many employees.
While severance packages for employees may come with a few more months of health insurance, being fired means losing access to Google’s facilities immediately. If this is where the laid-off Google employee’s primary care physician works, that person is out of luck, and some employees told CNBC they lost access to their doctors the second the layoff email arrived. Employees on vacation have a lot to deal with. former Google employee, Kate HowellsGoogle, she said, left her from her hospital bed shortly after giving birth. I worked for the company for nine years.
The group Laid off on Leave points out that Google is not living up to the image it’s promoting to the world, saying, “Google is currently demonstrating its workplace commitments and engagement for Women’s History Month through various campaigns for products and services. We agree with you: this is very important.” To recognize the hardships that continue to disproportionately affect women within the workplace.”
Posted another group of Google employees open letter To CEO Sundar Pichai asking the company to continue hiring people while on medical leave, freeze new hires during the layoff process, and prioritize hiring laid-off employees in the future. The letter also asks Google to ensure that firings do not discriminate against anyone and that the company protects employees facing humanitarian crises by not laying off employees with visas from Ukraine or Russia. More than 1,300 Google employees have signed the letter so far.
