- Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google launched a new effort called "Simplicity Sprint" to drive efficiency and improve employee focus amid macro uncertainties, CNBC reports.
- CEO Sundar Pichai sought inputs from employees during its regular all-hands last Wednesday. He aimed to crowdsource ideas for quicker product development through August 15 through an internal survey.
- Pichai acknowledged that Google's productivity was nowhere close despite its headcount reflecting a challenging macro environment with more uncertainty ahead.
- Also Read: Google Boosts Pay, Revamps Employee Promotions To Ease Tensions: CNBC
- Pichai asked employees to help "create a culture that is more mission-focused, focused on our products, and customer-focused.
- Google's chief people officer, Fiona Cicconi, acknowledged that Alphabet was still hiring and did not have plans for layoffs. However, she did not rule out the possibility of layoffs.
- The meeting followed Alphabet's second consecutive quarter of weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue when the company benefited from the post-pandemic recovery and consumer spending growth.
- Pichai recently shared plans of hiring and investment slowdown through 2023, asking employees to work "with greater urgency" and "more hunger" than shown "on sunnier days."
- In May, Alphabet declared overhauling its performance evaluation process.
- Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX), Twitter, Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) have downsized employee strength, while other firms, including Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google, opted for hiring relaxations to beat the current economic slowdown.
- Price Action: GOOG shares traded lower by 0.68% at $115.85 in the premarket on the last check Monday.
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