Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’
Google layoffs: Google has laid off several employees in the past few weeks. The company witnessed recent cuts in its Python section as the entire team was laid off owing to Google's plan to reduce costs by hiring less expensive labor outside the United States, Free Press Journal reported. As per the report, a Social.coop post on Mastodon received comments from one of the ex-members of the Google Python team who was highly disappointed by the lay-offs. The US Python team reportedly had less than ten members and managed most parts of Google's Python ecosystem, stability of Python at Google, updated with thousands of third-party packages and developed a type-checker. Google's finance chief Ruth Porat has also told employees in an email that the company is continuing with its wider restructuring efforts as it attempts to focus more on Bangalore, Mexico City and Dublin.
Google Layoff 2024 - Firm Fires Entire Python Team, To Employ Cheaper Labour: Report
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