I hope they join Mozilla 😏
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Fuck is Pixel going to go away? Apparently the pixel 9 sold well
Maybe they just want to downsize cause there isn't as much to do nowadays when the OS is so mature?
This is not the way to do that. This is a way to get rid of your best people because, as the United States government is about to find out, when you offer a voluntary exit to people with a severance package the ones who know they have ability and are competent will take that package and leave and get better jobs. And the ones that know they suck or are too lazy are going to stay. There's actually a list somewhere of companies that have done this and have gone under because of it.
The Pixel 9 Pro is incredible. Writing this on it right now. I love it. Previously had the 6. I'll be sad if they go away, for real.
I have pixel 9 which is my first pixel phone. I agree
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Can Sundar Pichai please take the offer?
And Prabhakar Raghavan aka worsener of search
So you're being "voluntary" fired? You can't quit when you want?
It's probably implied that if not enough people take this offer - people will be fired.
I've been through tech layoffs. Random people are axed and people who thought about leaving anyways stay. This is a much better solution where those who considered leaving anyways can take them up on the offer.
Get a payout for volunteering to quit. People are fired if not enough volunteer
You don’t get severance when you quit.
Severance is usually worse if you wait to get fired rather than taking a voluntary exit.
If you aren’t happy at a job, taking an offered exit is often a good decision.
Hilarious, I just got a reach out for working on the Pixel camera
Are you sure that wasn't a reach around, instead of reach out?
plz
Ah yes, we need more laid off tech workers in the sector. We nearly don't have enough!
This is the best way to do headcount reductions imo. In large organisations there's always someone who's been there for a long time and gotten tired of the work, and that would gladly take this type of offer if it's lucrative enough.
To demonstrate - imagine that you've been considering quitting your job for a while. Then someone comes along and says that if you do that, you also get some additional cash for free. You'd probably take it, right?
And if you necessarily need to reduce headcount, then there's also the argument that if someone leaves voluntarily, then someone who wants to stay doesn't have to get pushed out.
So yeah, I'm not against this
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.
I mean, you're probably right, but between this and regular layoffs? This every day of the week
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.
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
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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In my experience with this format, only the good ones are leaving and you're stuck with the rest.
My last job did this. They offered more for those who had worked there longer. People with over 15 years got about a years pay and they all took it. People who had been there under a year got nothing so they all stayed.
I was going to take then they withdrew the offer for all devs. I think a lot tried to take it and they realised no one would be left. I would have got 3-4 months pay. Loads of institutional knowledge lost though, i left anyway a few months later.
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