The layoff trend, which has been underway in the technology sector since early 2023, accelerated again at the beginning of this year. Last week we saw many companies like Twitch, Amazon and Discord lay off thousands of employees. Google was one of them.

Google, just a week ago About 1000 staff He had terminated his employment. Today the company will not stop there, will lay off even more people announced.

Hundreds of people from the sales team will be laid off

News of the layoffs was first reported by Business Insider, but was later confirmed by a Google spokesperson in a statement to The Verge. Although the exact number was not disclosed, the company said:hundredsIt was stated that he would say goodbye to the person. Let us add that this step, which was taken with a very unsatisfactory explanation, will be done by the company’s sales departments.

In the message from Google manager Phillip Schindler, the company is trying to meet customer needs. with the right experts and sales channels to work wants, and as part of that, worldwide“several hundred people” It was announced that his employment would be terminated. It is also one of the information that the layoffs will mainly affect the business unit “LCS”, which sells advertisements to companies.

This move by Google shows that this year may not be a good year for the sector, after the 262 thousand technology workers were laid off in 2023. In other words, companies will likely continue to fire their workers with excuses like “hiring too many people,” “excessive costs,” “increasing productivity.”

All companies that recently laid off their employees: