Google Laying Off Yet Again in 2024!

A personal take on Google layoffs in 2024 and the ongoing tech industry turmoil that has no sign of stopping anytime soon!

Usman Aslam
4 min readJan 14, 2024
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I’m not surprised to find myself typing these words — Google, along with several other tech companies, has begun yet another round of layoffs in the early months of 2024.

I’ve noticed a concerning trend on my LinkedIn feed — many of my connections who were part of the Google workforce are now openly sharing news about their recent layoffs.

For instance, take a look at this LinkedIn post from one of my connections (identity concealed for privacy reasons). It’s truly disheartening, to say the least.

It seems like the trend of large-scale layoffs is continuing, and this time, Google is at the center of it.

The news unfolds as Google makes the tough decision to cut 800+ jobs across San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View.

The impact is broad, extending beyond corporate divisions to touch the lives of even Bay…

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Usman Aslam
Usman Aslam

Written by Usman Aslam

Ex-Amazonian, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS, 12x AWS Certified. ❤️ Tech, Cloud, Programming, Data Science, AI/ML, Software Development, and DevOps. Join me 🤝