Google sends hiring warning; layoffs in offing? Sundar Pichai says this- read the full memo

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In a shocking move, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed to the employees that the company will be entering a phase of hiring slowdown. This sudden move comes as multiple tech companies are undergoing layoffs and hiring pauses, with the most recent to join the list being Twitter which fired 100 HR employees. This has triggered fear that Google layoffs may be in the offing. However, according to the memo, hirings will not be entirely frozen and instead the company will be focusing its resources to the higher priority areas. It remains to be seen whether the hiring slowdown will be followed up with layoffs for the company.

The Verge obtained the internal memo which highlighted that the company will still be continuing its hirings in areas such as engineering, technical and other critical roles. Pichai admitted that this will result in pausing of the ongoing development process and the company will be reassessing where to re-deploy the resources. Find the full internal memo below.

Hi Googlers,

Hard to believe we’re already through the first half of 2022. It’s the right opportunity to thank everyone for the great work so far this year, and to share how my Leads and I are thinking about H2.

The uncertain global economic outlook has been top of mind. Like all companies, we’re not immune to economic headwinds. Something I cherish about our culture is that we’ve never viewed these types of challenges as obstacles. Instead, we’ve seen them as opportunities to deepen our focus and invest for the long term.

In these moments, I turn to our mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. It’s what inspired me to join the company 18 years ago, and what makes me so optimistic about the impact we