gcp layoffs at google

Apr 20, 2021 14 Comments

Seems to me like gcp is growing fast but is still a bet for google. What are the odds of gcp failing and google laying gcp folks off? Thanks

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  • Google
    Zlatan!!

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    Zlatan!!
    wth? It’s 10B+ annual revenue biz. It’s beyond the ‘fail’ stage at this point. It can decline in the long term but over a span of many years - no risk of mass layoffs anytime soon
    Apr 20, 2021 3
  • Google

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    For tech, low. For sales, higher.
    Apr 20, 2021 1
    • Oracle
      samiam82

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      samiam82
      True, I used to work in GCP sales. They went on an insane hiring binge. They don't really do mass layoffs in sales though. They just fire a lot of people who don't make their numbers.... which amounts to the same thing.
      Dec 9, 2021
  • Google
    t10vision

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    t10vision
    for SWEs, mass layoffs are fantastic news: you get literal months to sit around on the roof "looking" for a new team to join
    Apr 22, 2021 3
    • Google
      t10vision

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      t10vision
      no, for SWEs, you're almost never just fired, you're just given time to find another team (via the same process as a regular team transfer at google).

      IDK if this applies if you're getting needs improvement on your perf, or on a PIP, but for people that wouldn't be getting fired before the layoffs, it's a free vacation.
      Jul 10, 2021
    • eBay
      eBayVet

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      eBayVet
      How bad do you have to be to get a needs or pip at GCP? Is there a set percentage like Amazon or there are no statistics?
      Jul 10, 2021
  • Washington Gas / Finance
    OpCN54

    Washington Gas Finance

    OpCN54
    Just interviewed for a finance role. All of the interviewers talked about GCP
    growing rapidly. All of them worked for GCP.
    Apr 23, 2021 0
  • Here's the thing, GCP compare to AWS and Azure is a small player. At the same time the Cloud Pie is getting ever bigger. In a couple of years annual cloud spend is expected to be around $200 billion a year, AWS and Azure expect to own 90% of that.

    If you look at the average return on investment, that means an additional $45 Billion in Cash profits for Amazon and Microsoft per year. If Google isn't getting a significant part of that pie, it's going to get crushed. Cause Amazon will come for them.
    Oct 15, 2021 1
    • New
      BdMz27

      New

      BdMz27
      Unlike MS and Amazon, Google has a cash cow in search and strong leadership position in yt, maps, mobile etc. that cloud is just icing on the cake. For MS and Amazon, cloud is almost bread and butter now.

      So while neither MS nor Amazon have anything to eat google trillions (in market cap), google with GCP has a decent chance at multi trillion dollar market cap increase with cloud.

      So even at 10% of the 200 billion dollar spend, that’s 20 billion in revenue and enough to keep the competition alive for AWS. Google is not getting crushed even if it’s market share does not increase. On the other hand, should Google’s market share from cloud increase, MS in particular and Amazon to an extent can actually get “crushed” as you put it.
      Jan 1