Google has once again announced layoffs, with 100 employees from its video-sharing platform, YouTube, set to lose their jobs. This follows last week’s dismissal of over 1,000 workers spanning various divisions, such as engineering, services, and voice-activated product Google Assistant.
A Google spokesperson said in a provided statement;
As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead. To best position us for these opportunities, throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities. Some teams are continuing to make these kinds of organizational changes, which include some role eliminations globally.
As initially reported by Tubefilter, YouTube’s Chief Business Officer, Mary Ellen Coe, announced in an internal memo on Wednesday that the job cuts were instigated by restructuring changes affecting the creator management and operations teams.
There is an opportunity for the 100 affected employees to apply for other positions within YouTube, but this does not guarantee employment with the company. The New York Times reports that employees have a 60-day window to secure new roles before their official dismissal.
A spokesperson commented, “We’re continuing to support any impacted employees as they look for new roles here at Google and beyond.”
So far this year, numerous tech companies have announced job cuts, including Discord, Twitch, Prime Video, MGM Studios, Audible, Duolingo, Instagram, Pixar, Unity, and others.
