Alphabet Inc.’s Google employees are openly expressing their dissatisfaction with the company’s leadership, following a recent series of layoffs that have impacted several hundred individuals from Google’s ad sales team and about a thousand from its Pixel, Fitbit, and Nest divisions. The New York Post reports a surge of criticism from both current and former employees.
Diane Hirsh Theriault, a software engineer at Google, voiced her concerns on LinkedIn, describing the leadership as lacking in vision and innovation. She depicted the higher-ups as “profoundly boring and glassy-eyed.”
Other employees echoed this sentiment, particularly expressing dismay at CEO Sundar Pichai’s approach to communicating the layoffs.
In response to the layoffs, a Google representative emphasized the company’s commitment to responsibly investing in its priorities and supporting affected employees in finding new roles.
Former engineering manager at Google, Kenneth Smith, highlighted the importance of personal interaction in such situations, expressing his views on LinkedIn.
Gergely Orosz, a software engineer and tech commentator, labeled Google as a “faceless corporation” on a popular social media platform.