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Google Offers Buyouts and Tightens Office Return Requirements

The company is issuing severance packages to streamline costs, shift staff toward AI projects, enforce a three-day-a-week office schedule for eligible US employees.

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A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance of their St. John's Terminal office on May 19, 2025, in New York City.
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Overview

  • Buyouts cover US-based staff in Google’s Knowledge and Information unit, central engineering, marketing, research, and communications teams.
  • Mid to senior-level employees may receive up to 14 weeks of salary plus one additional week for each full year of service.
  • Employees living within 50 miles of a Google office must work on-site at least three days per week to retain their roles.
  • The move aligns with CFO Anat Ashkenazi’s cost-cutting drive as Alphabet boosts spending on AI infrastructure in 2025.
  • Google is revamping its internal learning platform to train employees on modern AI tools, replacing less essential programs.