Report: Google Employees Demand ‘Psychological Safety’ After Tech Giant Cuts 12K Jobs

Google employees are highly demanding “psychological safety” Their higher-ups were shocked to hear that the tech company was cutting 12,000 jobs.

Google’s representatives were present at an all-hands meeting Monday. overwhelmingly The liberal workforce demanded that executives provide protection for workers against the mental stress associated with corporate downsizing during an economic downturn. Insider reported.

“How are we supposed to ever feel safe again?” One employee asked Google bosses.

“How can we reestablish psychological safety for Googlers after these layoffs?” Another staff member asked.

As record-high inflation and skyrocketing interest rates under President Joe Biden bring an end to a decade-long tech-hiring spree, tech companies have eliminated at least 55,000 jobs in the past month.

Insider reported that employees were upset by the uncertainty and the randomness of the firings.

“The layoffs seem random,” One employee submitted a question. “I am pro-Google, but I’m pretty shook right now. Help me understand.”

The dismissal of Googlers who were highly-skilled or had been with the company for a while stunned this employee and others. “Should I keep working superhard? Does it matter?” The staffer was added.

Philipp Schindler, chief business officer, dismisses calls for “psychological safety” During the tension-filled meeting.

“If you interpret psychological safety as removing all uncertainty, we can’t do this,” Schindler said. “The reality is sometimes we need to adjust priorities based on the external environment, and this is what happened here.”