Comments on: Even Google's Cutting Back: Firing 100 Recruiters, Dropping Projects

By: Google Says Google’s Perks Are Overrated, and Belt-Tightening is Underrated | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:42:02 +0000

[...] Google has been grappling with that for quite some time, but that became more evident in the last year or so, when it began cutting back on perks like free food, and low-cost child care, and even made its first-ever layoffs. [...]

By: More Layoffs For Google: 200 Axed From Sales | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:53:13 +0000

[...] earth-shaking news. And these aren’t Google’s first cuts: In January the company got rid of 100 recruiters. In February it announced it could cut up to 40 jobs as it folded up its radio [...]

By: The Future of In-Text Advertising | Shahar Solomianik

The Future of In-Text Advertising | Shahar Solomianik — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:10:49 +0000

[...] more aggressive in penetrating advertising in new ways. This is understandable since Google started laying off employees and shutting projects down, proving it is not immune to the downturn. Don’t be surprised if Google enters the in-text [...]

By: A Google começa também a despedir pessoal e começa… pelos seus RH « Q u i n t u s

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:41:00 +0000

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By: Google Turns Off Its Radio Ad Business; Up To 40 Layoffs | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:20:05 +0000

[...] Last month Google (GOOG) killed its print advertising business, a move that didn’t result in layoffs. But in a blog post, VP Susan Wojicki says that the decision to close down Google Audio Ad and to sell off its Radio Automation business may result in up to 40 firings. That’s the second time in less than a month that Google has announced that it’s getting rid of full-time employees — in January, the company said it would sack as many as 100 recruiters. [...]

By: Google Gets Into The Paper (Mill) Business | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:14:10 +0000

[...] on growth — it delayed and scaled back data centers in Oklahoma and North Carolina, and even laid off some of its recruiters. You don’t want to read too much into this purchase — buying property isn’t the [...]

By: How Bad Did Search Ads Get Hit Last Quarter? Time To Ask Google | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:37:58 +0000

[...] Google has finally started trying to wring extra pennies out of each visitor (via efforts like its YouTube affiliate program), while actually cutting non-performing projects (like its Print Ads program). And this month it made an unprecedented move: Firing full-time employees. [...]

By: Google Print Ads wird eingestellt | TechBanger.de

Google Print Ads wird eingestellt | TechBanger.de — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:51:43 +0000

[...] hatte erst kürzlich die Einstellung mehrerer Projekte wie Dodgeball, Jaiku und Notebook bekanntgegeben, doch das Ende von Print Ads hat ein anderes [...]

By: Another Google Product Killed: Print Ads No One Wanted [MediaMemo] | LinkTouch

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:26:31 +0000

[...] move comes in the wake of Google’s announcement that it was laying off up to 100 recruiters and chopping a handful of no-impact programs like Dodgeball. It wouldn’t be a shock to see even more programs dropped in the near [...]

By: Another Google Product Killed: Print Ads No One Wanted | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:43:32 +0000

By: Mac Beach

Mac Beach — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:37:00 +0000

I’ve never understood why they needed to take on so many people. Their claim to fame is highly automated “dark” data centers and little to no customer support (for the average user anyway).

Of that 20,000 there are probably no more than 20 that understand their modified Linux OS and the network infrastructure that goes with it. the rest are artists, clerks, lawyers and bean counters.

Finding a few who really aren’t essential in that mix shouldn’t be hard and cutting back (again) on headhunters sounds completely reasonable.

Ditto times a few for whatever might be going on in Redmond.