New Delhi: It may sound ironic but a mental health and wellness manager working at Google for the past 10 years is among the 12,000 people who were given pink slips in January this year.
Writing on LinkedIn, UK-based Gabby Trice said she was “made redundant along with thousands of others” in January, but found “temporary protection during parental leave”, and that her role at Google “is hers”. The second partner” ended last week itself. Holiday”.
The temporary protection meant that he had “more time than others to deal with the shock”.
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“After spending 10 years at a company that has always given me a lot, redundancy email was a big plotline.”
Trice noted that he took on multiple roles at the tech giant: “First Google Books, then Google Movies and TV, but most of all mental health and wellness”.
“I take pride in playing an active role in the company’s wellness program as I have benefited from it countless times. Without it I would not be the person I am today.”
He thanked Google for “the opportunity to contribute, learn and grow at the workplace and live a healthy and inspired life beyond”.
Trice said LinkedIn has become her “new favorite social channel,” and she’s been taking courses and coaching, studying and researching the job market while taking care of a child.
It “wasn’t easy but now that he is one”.
Trice said she’s clear about what she needs to do next, even though her journey feels like her “first clumsy step on a dating app after getting out of a long-term relationship!”
On January 20, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed in a letter to employees that around 12,000 people would be laid off globally, which is more than 6 percent of the total workforce.
In March, the tech giant informed its employees via an email that fewer of them would be promoted to more senior levels this year than last year. It also reportedly indicated to former employees who were fired while on maternity or medical leave that they would not be paid for the remainder of their leave.
In April, in a memo sent out by Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat, Google employees were reportedly informed that perks such as free snacks and workout classes would vary based on office space requirements and trends observed in each office location. Will be different
Google also told employees that some employees will have to share desk space amid plans to downsize some of its offices.