Google CEO Sundar Pichai seems dissatisfied with the performance of many of his employees. The CEO called a meeting and warned its employees to work more efficiently and focus more on improving their products and helping customers.
Pichai believes that productivity is lacking and this is not where it should be given the size of Google. This basically means that the CEO believes that Google has too many employees, but not enough of them operate efficiently and effectively.
CNBC reports states that, Pichai has asked employees to "create a culture that is more mission-focused, focused on our products, and focused on our user." We should consider how we can reduce distractions while also raising the bar on product excellence and productivity."
This news comes just days after Google reported that earnings and revenue in the second quarter of 2022 were "weaker than expected," as they were in the first quarter. According to the cited source, the software giant experienced 13% less growth this quarter compared to last year.
The search engine giant recently stated that it wants to "review headcount needs and align on a new set of prioritised staffing requests for the next three months." This implies that the company may soon fire some employees due to a lack of efficiency and productivity, skills, and, of course, to save money.
This announcement comes just weeks after the company announced that it would slow down the hiring process for the rest of the year. Due to the threat of a recession, several large technology companies have either laid off hundreds of employees or slowed hiring.
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