Google trims dozens of Bay Area software jobs as tech layoffs persist
SUNNYVALE — Google has sketched plans to trim dozens of Bay Area jobs in a disquieting reminder that the tech sector’s burst of layoffs might not be quite over.
The search giant has decided to cut 50 jobs in Sunnyvale, according to a filing with the state Employment Development Department.
The layoffs are slated to take place at three Google offices on Crossman Avenue, the WARN notice shows.
Mountain View-based Google told the state EDD that the layoffs are slated to occur on June 15 and June 23.
“Separations resulting from this action are expected to be permanent,” Lindsey MacLean, vice president of Googler Experience, stated in the WARN letter to the state labor agency.
The affected employees have all been told of their upcoming job losses, Google reported to the EDD. All were giving at least 60 days notice, the tech titan stated.
A review of the WARN letter shows that the vast majority of the job cuts affect Google software, data and program engineers, both rank and file and management.
With the most recent layoff disclosures, Google has revealed plans to cut more than 2,500 jobs in the Bay Area, this news organization’s review of the company’s WARN notices shows.
“Affected employees will continue to receive any pay and benefits due to them as a Google employee, up until the termination of their employment,” Google stated in the WARN letter.
Employees with more seniority who are losing their jobs are not entitled to displace or bump employees with less seniority, Google told the EDD.
“None of the affected employees at the (Crossman Avenue) facilities (in Sunnyvale) are represented by any union,” Google stated in the WARN letter.