Google lays off hundreds working on its voice-activated assistant

Post by modeless » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 4:29 AM UTC

Post by tahnyall » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 4:31 AM UTC

oceanplexian wrote: post #6

fxtentacle wrote: post #2

Google lays off 0.05% in a restructuring. Is that really "the scoop" and newsworthy?

Yes because the more that news says “Layoff” the more they can create the perception that the market is terrible and trick employees into accepting lower wages.

Post by toomuchtodo » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 4:33 AM UTC

neilv wrote: post #22

So what's a good employer now, now that Google has been losing the reputation for treating employees well? (Multiple rounds of laying off people isn't treating only those people poorly, but also increasing stress for the people who remain, knowing they can suddenly be laid off as well.)

Post by danpalmer » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 4:35 AM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #25

neilv wrote: post #22

So what's a good employer now, now that Google has been losing the reputation for treating employees well? (Multiple rounds of laying off people isn't treating only those people poorly, but also increasing stress for the people who remain, knowing they can suddenly be laid off as well.)

Federal government. No equity, but stability. Best place to take shelter during economic uncertainty or bearish conditions imho. Rode out the 2008 GFC at a DOE lab. https://www.usajobs.gov/

Post by aspectmin » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 4:36 AM UTC

modeless wrote: post #21

I don't use any feature of Google Assistant that wasn't present in the original Android voice search feature over a decade ago. And the few features I do use haven't improved in any way that I've noticed. In fact I feel like reliability has regressed. Google could have fired almost the whole team years ago and my user experience would not be different today. I consider voice assistants to be a failed experiment. It's…