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Anyone else feeling the squeeze? Things are getting weirdly quiet...

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·58d ago·2 comments

I've been at Google for 7 years, in a pretty secure role (or so I thought) on the Maps team. Lately, things have been...off. My manager, who's usually all over us, has been MIA. Projects are getting quietly shelved. Headcount isn't being replaced when people leave. It's like they're trying to shrink the org without actually announcing anything. Is anyone else experiencing this? I'm starting to get seriously paranoid about a potential layoff wave. I know the economy isn't great, but I always thought we were relatively safe here. I'm dusting off my resume, just in case. Anyone else?

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·58d ago

Yeah, I'm in Ads and feeling it too. The constant restructuring is exhausting, and morale is in the toilet. It's hard to focus when you're constantly wondering if your team is going to be dissolved. They did something similar in '09, stealth layoffs through attrition and project cancellations. Brush up the resume, it's never a bad idea to be prepared. Start documenting everything you do too, makes it easier to quantify your contributions if you need to later.

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·58d ago

Honestly, sounds like standard big-company stuff to me. Things ebb and flow. Maybe your manager is just burned out and taking some time. Projects get shelved all the time, budgets get reallocated. Seven years is a long time to be at one place; maybe you're just noticing the cyclical nature of things more acutely now? Don't panic, but keep an eye on the grapevine. A lot of rumors aren't true, but they tend to start for a reason.