A Google software engineer says it was a 'slap in the face' to find out he was laid off via email after 20 years at the company

[n2btg]

These software people still so disillusioned. So what's so different about Google, need CEO go to your office give you golden handshake and host farewell lunch for you? time to send your CV to Twitter lah!

 

[peterchan75]

 

[greenbubble]

work In google for 20 years, should be millionaires by now.

 

[Xihe]

I got brain cancer reading your post.

 

[rilo]

I think their salary too high and never schmooze enough with bosses.

 

[ferrero]

真的是裁员滚滚来了

10cha

 

[qcy888]

AMDK retrenched - company is heartless, experience wasted after many years in the company, should be able to find another faaag job

Sinkie retrenched - sinkie ownself buay kan don't blame the company, experience is outdated, go look for phv or food delivery job.

 

[C_boliao]

fwahhhhhhhhhh 500k pa double of edmw wor

Tbh, many peeps here don't even earn 100 kpa

 

[Kwein]

loyalty means nothing


Read HWZ Forum Rules!

 

[bobafettup]

Work 20 years still so naive like fresh grad meh
Just want to get his name out there for next employer
But then again, no use then got let go

 

[ygsub41]

Tbh, many peeps here don't even earn 100 kpa

These software engineers paid more than most people nowadays

 

[BaChorMee]

CEO Sundar Pichai said the company had hired too quickly and couldn't keep all its staff on in the current "economic reality.

yet coincidentally many they retrenched were those worked for decades. celery too high?

Another laid-off engineer said that the mass terminations showed Google viewed its employees as "100% disposable

realities ...

Must thank Elon Musk who shows that terminating 40% of Twitter employees and Twitter still functions just as before. Means these retrenched are indeed disposable

 

[Philipkee]

CEO Sundar Pichai said the company had hired too quickly and couldn't keep all its staff on in the current "economic reality.

yet coincidentally many they retrenched were those worked for decades. celery too high?

Another laid-off engineer said that the mass terminations showed Google viewed its employees as "100% disposable

realities ...

Ntuc point thread?

Good times hire many from same village/same school, citing neccesity for manpower.

Bad times retrench the senior ones, citing financial constraints

Who are left behind? All kaki Lang?

 

[tankgunner]

20 years the compensation must be very good

 

[disavowed]

If he was smart he would have enough to retire after working this long in big tech

 

[BaChorMee]

AMDK retrenched - company is heartless, experience wasted after many years in the company, should be able to find another faaag job

Sinkie retrenched - sinkie ownself buay kan don't blame the company, experience is outdated, go look for phv or food delivery job.

#hardtruths

 

[Tatuho]

Wat hv u contributed in last 20 yrs? If written many program then no worry. If everyday waiting to go for T breaks, 自己保重。 Like some in other org, everyday klkk.

 

[huattoeat]

Work 20yrs at google can retire liao la.

The salary earned is like a few lifetimes of median income in sg

 

[keenklee]

There is no loyalty from the employers any more.
They are just loyal to one thing - profit.
The management is just doing what is necessary.
The same thing will happen to them one day.

IMHO.
Employers have learnt that there is no longer loyalty from employees.
Not doing one's fair share of work also may consider as not being loyal.
For some truly loyal employees, they are collateral damage.

 

[halocast]

Work 20 years at google still not enough to retire meh?