Google sent out a memo to some employees, asking them to share their desk space with other workers on days when they are not working in the office. This is being done to cut costs at the company.
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Two engineers at Google revealed insights on the after-effects of the lay-offs on the existing staff at the company. They shared that losing 12,000 employees has been overwhelming for many.
Following the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, Spotify has also announced its own round of layoffs. The company will let go of 6% of its workforce as a way to significantly reduce costs.
Spotify is set to let go of some of its staff this week, according to a Bloomberg report. The firm joins the likes of other tech companies who also bade goodbye to a significant number of employees.
Microsoft has reportedly cut "hundreds" of jobs in its MSN, Azure, and sales organizations as part of its end of financial year re-evaluations. However, they are not as massive as the previous years.
Remember when Microsoft first announced it was going to eliminate 5,000 jobs by June 2010? Well it looks like the second round of those lay offs are starting today by cutting 3.000 more of those...
Chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said yesterday that it would cut 10 percent of its work force, or about 1,680 jobs after giving a first-quarter revenue estimate below expectations. Citing lower-than-expected sales across its business,...
CNet Networks says it is laying off 120 employees, or 4.4% of its workforce, as part of an effort to streamline the online media company while generating more content for its news and entertainment sites....
