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alphabot314
·3 lata temu·discuss
> The previous layoff was all across the board and likely trimming lower rated engineers across the whole company.

This is simply untrue for the Jan 2023 Alphabet layoffs. Entire orgs (>200 FTE) were let go regardless of individual performance.
alphabot314
·3 lata temu·discuss
Interesting to see that robot as the cover image when the team that built them was shutdown earlier this year: https://www.wired.com/story/alphabet-layoffs-hit-trash-sorti...
alphabot314
·3 lata temu·discuss
*qualified people who are willing to accept the GS pay band
alphabot314
·3 lata temu·discuss
Everyday Robots was recently kneecapped: https://www.wired.com/story/alphabet-layoffs-hit-trash-sorti...
alphabot314
·3 lata temu·discuss
I had a manager religiously protect 1:1s who canceled (without rescheduling) one week.

I immediately assumed I was being laid off, but I was only partly correct - that Friday the whole program was eliminated.
alphabot314
·3 lata temu·discuss
> I could be wrong though.

Yep, you are.

A small percentage of the EDR team (and mainly contractors) were absorbed by Google Research - the vast majority of the team was let go.