Google employees have got another blow amidst the news of layoffs. The search engine giant has warned employees that fewer promotions could be on the cards this year. According to a report in cnbc.com, only a dozen employees will get promoted to more senior levels this year. Google has notified employees via email.
“The process is manager-led and will be largely the same as last year – although with our slower pace of recruitment, we are planning fewer promotions than we did at L6 and above Google was growing rapidly,” Google told employees. L6 is comprised of people with nearly a decade of experience.
The changes come as Google implements a new performance review system called Google Review and Development (GRAD), which will result in more Google employees receiving low-performance ratings and fewer high marks.
Big tech companies are trying to cut costs amid fears of a recession. Recently, the internet giant laid off 453 employees in India from various departments including sales and marketing. In addition, Google parent Alphabet Inc also announced the sacking of 240 employees from its operations in Ireland in February as part of its global workforce reduction.
Bloomberg news agency reported that the company had planned to cut 85 sales roles, 80 engineering and technology jobs and 75 support functions in Ireland.
The job losses represent a 4.3% cut in Google’s 5,500-strong Irish workforce. In January this year, Google said it was cutting 12,000 jobs or about 6% of its workforce worldwide. Also, Google has slowed down hiring this year.
As CNBC.com reports, the tech giant said it is promoting fewer people to senior roles “to ensure that the number of Googlers in more senior and leadership roles grows in proportion to the company’s growth.” “
“If your manager believes you are ready to be promoted, they will nominate you,” the email states. 6-8.
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