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Sundar sent the following email to Google employees earlier today.<\/i><\/p>\n
Googlers,<\/p>\n
I have some difficult news to share. We\u2019ve decided to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles. We\u2019ve already sent a separate email to employees in the US who are affected. In other countries, this process will take longer due to local laws and practices.<\/p>\n
This will mean saying goodbye to some incredibly talented people we worked hard to hire and have loved working with. I\u2019m deeply sorry for that. The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on me, and I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us here.<\/p>\n
Over the past two years we\u2019ve seen periods of dramatic growth. To match and fuel that growth, we hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today.<\/p>\n
I am confident about the huge opportunity in front of us thanks to the strength of our mission, the value of our products and services, and our early investments in AI. To fully capture it, we\u2019ll need to make tough choices. So, we\u2019ve undertaken a rigorous review across product areas and functions to ensure that our people and roles are aligned with our highest priorities as a company. The roles we\u2019re eliminating reflect the outcome of that review. They cut across Alphabet, product areas, functions, levels and regions.<\/p>\n
To the Googlers who are leaving us: Thank you for working so hard to help people and businesses everywhere. Your contributions have been invaluable and we are grateful for them.<\/p>\n
While this transition won\u2019t be easy, we\u2019re going to support employees as they look for their next opportunity.<\/p>\n
In the US:<\/p>\n
As an almost 25-year-old company, we\u2019re bound to go through difficult economic cycles. These are important moments to sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base, and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities.<\/p>\n
Being constrained in some areas allows us to bet big on others. Pivoting the company to be AI-first years ago led to groundbreaking advances across our businesses and the whole industry.<\/p>\n
Thanks to those early investments, Google\u2019s products are better than ever. And we\u2019re getting ready to share some entirely new experiences for users, developers and businesses, too. We have a substantial opportunity in front of us with AI across our products and are prepared to approach it boldly and responsibly.<\/p>\n
All this work is a continuation of the \u201chealthy disregard for the impossible\u201d that\u2019s been core to our culture from the beginning. When I look around Google today, I see that same spirit and energy driving our efforts. That\u2019s why I remain optimistic about our ability to deliver on our mission, even on our toughest days. Today is certainly one of them.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure you have many questions about how we\u2019ll move forward. We\u2019ll be organizing a town hall on Monday. Check your calendar for details. Until then, please take good care of yourselves as you absorb this difficult news. As part of that, if you are just starting your work day, please feel free to work from home today.<\/p>\n
-Sundar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n