Google va licencier 12 000 travailleurs

• Google s'est joint à d'autres entreprises technologiques, telles qu'Amazon, Microsoft et Meta, pour licencier du personnel.
• Alphabet a déclaré que la société tournait son attention vers l'intelligence artificielle et éliminerait les produits qui ne correspondaient pas à ses priorités.
• Google a admis avoir surembauché en prévision d'un boom du marché.

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Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, announced on Friday that it is slashing 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, as the technology industry struggles with layoffs and businesses gamble their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Google has remained one of the biggest players in the research field, but the decision to reduce its workforce spells bigger trouble for the tech world at large.

Google’s decision to slash jobs follows a similar move by its rivals Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, which together have licencié tens of thousands of employees. Sundar Pichai, CEO of parent company Alphabet, said the company will eliminate products and operations that are not “aligned with our highest priorities as a company.”

Pichai mentioned that a lot of those priorities center on artificial intelligence. He cited Alphabet’s efforts in AI and said that they had contributed to the improvement of “Google’s products” and the company’s plans to offer some whole new experiences for consumers, developers, and companies.

The recent layoffs will affect teams across the organization, including recruiting, various corporate operations, as well as some technical and product teams. Pichai acknowledged that Google had increased its staff in anticipation of growth that never happened. He wrote in a poster envoyé aux états-majors,

Pour accompagner et alimenter cette croissance, nous avons embauché pour une réalité économique différente de celle à laquelle nous sommes confrontés aujourd'hui.

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Pichai said the decision to layoff staff would mean “saying goodbye to some incredibly talented people we worked hard to hire and have loved working with,” adding that he was “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,” Pichai wrote.

Google a également déclaré qu'il offrirait un soutien aux employés concernés, qui comprend une indemnité de départ ainsi que des prestations de santé, d'emploi et d'immigration. Alphabet a déjà envoyé un message aux personnes concernées, mais le processus prendra plus de temps dans certains pays en raison des politiques locales.

Les experts estiment que le licenciement massif coûtera à Alphabet autant que les $1 milliards que Microsoft a déclaré qu'il dépenserait pour les employés concernés. Cependant, il n'y a eu aucune confirmation officielle du chiffre exact.

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