Overview

• Internal documents indicate the layoffs hit quantitative user experience research and platform and service experience teams, with some design groups cut in half and many affected roles based in the U.S.
• CNBC reports the total eliminated roles exceed 100, focusing on design-related positions within Google Cloud.
• Some impacted employees were told they have until early December to secure a new role within the company.
• Affected workers said they were notified by email on Monday, and one post cited an O-1 visa status that requires finding a new job within 60 days to remain in the U.S.
• The move aligns with broader restructuring across Google this year that includes voluntary exits and reductions in layers of management as spending shifts to AI infrastructure.