SAN FRANCISCO: As Big Technology conglomorates begin to lay off employees in the global economic downturn, Google executives have warned workers to either stregnthen performance or prepare to leave as "there will be blood on the streets" if the next quarterly earnings are not good, a report reads.
Google employees are worriedof layoffs after the company quietly extended its hiring freeze this month without making an announcement, reports said.
Google Cloud sales leadership has threatened employees with an "overall examination of sales productivity and productivity in general", in a company message viewed by Insider, and that if next quarter results "don't look up, there will be blood on the streets." If third quarter results "don't look up, then there will be blood on the streets," according to a message conveyed to the sales team. The warning was first reported by Insider.
Alphabet and Google Chief Ececutive Officer Sundar Pichai told employees late last month that they must improve productivity due to fierce economic headwinds.
The Google CEO said that he wanted to solicit ideas from his employees on how to get "better results faster." "There are real concerns that our productivity as a whole is not where it needs to be for the head count we have," Pichai was quoted as saying.
NOtaobly, Google in July put a freeze on hiring for 12 days to review its headcount needs and determine on future course of action. The company earlier announced to slow down hirings for the rest of the year.
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