noxypaws comments on Google offering ‘voluntary exit’ for employees working on Pixel, Android

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Neither pixel nor android teams should need reductions, this is Google being cheap and fucking with employees' income for no reason other than blind greed.

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[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I mean, you're probably right, but between this and regular layoffs? This every day of the week

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Well yeah, being given the option is better than the alternative. I just wish folks wouldn't accept the premise that Google has any legitimate reason to lay anyone off from Android or Pixel teams. Android, of all things, one of the most widely used operating systems on the planet.

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[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It's not to say I accept it, but I also know that I don't exactly have a choice in the matter.

This has been the worst part about working in tech since the big layoff period from about the beginning of 2023 - unthinkable levels of uncertainty in your life.

Still definitely got a better deal than most in life, but damn if it hasn't been mentally taxing

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I feel it. My company thankfully hasn't done any layoffs, but I still don't feel very secure, and I no longer feel like I'll be able to easily find another job that pays enough if something does happen.

And that's without all the rest of the uncertainty going on right now..

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[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

We power on, my friend. We'll make it in the end

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