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Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’
(www.hindustantimes.com)
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Is that really a better description than just saying Google?
CEOs. Name them. Shame them.
The board of directors probably plays bigger roles when it comes to layoffs than the C-Suites.
So no ones at fault, if companies knew that they could save so much money. Apparently CEOs do fuck all and banking hundreds of millions.
Folks need to start naming Prabhakar Raghavan, he’s the mother fucker that fucked up the search side to increase ad revenue, which is what Pacai hired him to do like a good little McKinsey alum
he's also the guy who wrecked yahoo search. fuck Prabhakar Raghavan.
What exactly does this accomplish?
Personally I like seeing his name nailed to the worst era in Google’s history. The company has gone into the shitter since he arrived.
It's not Google technically: it's alphabet. Which is why they phrased it like that.
Why not just: "Alphabet (e.g. Google)"?
It's about accountability
Hindustan Times is an Indian site. Sundar Pichai is Indian.
Microsoft and Google have indian CEOs so they can penetrate the billion people market (indians are deeply patriotic, and it plays into overall brand loyalty) and these companies plan lower costs while doing so.
What's a few million dollar paid for a (specifically chosen for the purpose) CEO, when you can make billions by using it to gain grounds in a emerging market.
Win-Win