Comments on: More Layoffs for Google: 200 Axed From Sales http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090326/more-layoffs-for-google-200-axed-from-sales/ by Peter Kafka Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Google Still Shaking Up Sales Force: Nikesh Arora Replaces Omid Kordestani | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090326/more-layoffs-for-google-200-axed-from-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-4000 Google Still Shaking Up Sales Force: Nikesh Arora Replaces Omid Kordestani | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:36:40 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=5689#comment-4000 [...] Schmidt argued (quite sensibly) that sales were down because the economy was down. But Google also just let go of 200 of sales people, after Kordestani explained that “When companies grow that quickly it’s almost impossible [...] [...] Schmidt argued (quite sensibly) that sales were down because the economy was down. But Google also just let go of 200 of sales people, after Kordestani explained that “When companies grow that quickly it’s almost impossible [...]

]]> By: Weekend Update, 3.28.09 | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090326/more-layoffs-for-google-200-axed-from-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-3424 Weekend Update, 3.28.09 | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:18:11 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=5689#comment-3424 [...] More Layoffs for Google: 200 Axed From Sales [...] [...] More Layoffs for Google: 200 Axed From Sales [...]

]]> By: Bjorn Tipling http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090326/more-layoffs-for-google-200-axed-from-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-3392 Bjorn Tipling Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:22:38 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=5689#comment-3392 Seems kind of harsh. Google has the money to pay for those positions, and those positions were adding value. Now they just fired some people who are probably going to have a really tough time finding a job. Given the recent blog post about the designer who quit because of the weird clique like world of elites in Google versus employees considered as "nobodies" it comes across as Google really caring not at all about the people that work for them. I think all the cafeteria and whatever extras were just a way to show off. Seems like the lives of employees are irrelevant to the execs. I hope it affects their ability to hire and retain talent in the future. Seems kind of harsh. Google has the money to pay for those positions, and those positions were adding value. Now they just fired some people who are probably going to have a really tough time finding a job.

Given the recent blog post about the designer who quit because of the weird clique like world of elites in Google versus employees considered as “nobodies” it comes across as Google really caring not at all about the people that work for them. I think all the cafeteria and whatever extras were just a way to show off.

Seems like the lives of employees are irrelevant to the execs. I hope it affects their ability to hire and retain talent in the future.

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