'Morale is at an all-time low': Ex-Googler writes scathing latter slamming layoffs and 'eroded' culture

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'Morale is at an all-time low': Ex-Googler writes scathing letter slamming layoffs and 'eroded' culture
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'Morale is at an all-time low': Ex-Googler writes scathing latter slamming layoffs and 'eroded' culture::An ex-Googler wrote a 1,500-word letter criticizing the firm and CEO Sundar Pichai's lack of "visionary leadership."

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Yep, layoffs tend to hurt culture and trust.

Some companies seem to thrive on regular culls in the name of operational efficiencies. All that happens is talent leaves the organisation and then those left behind struggle because expertise has gone.

It erodes good will and good will is something you can't win back.

By the time things look like they are normalising, in comes another cull!

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Layoffs while at the same time handing the CEO $200 million for a single year.

Yep, that will definitely help employee morale.

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