Mumbai, April 29:Ā GoogleĀ recently fired employees overĀ theirĀ protest on the company'sĀ military connection with the Israeli government.Ā First,Ā Google fired 28Ā workers over the protests and 20 more in the following days. Now, the tech giant has reportedly laid off the entire Python Foundation team.Ā According to a source, the company also asked them to train their replacement in the Munich office. The Google layoffs are similar to the oneĀ implemented by the company in its financial department a few weeks ago. DuringĀ the layoffs at the financial department, theĀ company moved some positionsĀ outside the country.

According to aĀ reportĀ byĀ Free Press Journal,Ā Google laid off itsĀ entire Python team. TheĀ reportĀ underscored the Python programming language asĀ sophisticated and used for general purposes. ItĀ alsoĀ highlightedĀ theĀ dedication ofĀ the Python team, who contributed to the upstream of the language and maintained a stable version of it within Google. This team, known for their hard work and commitment, was unfortunately let go.Ā Healthify Layoffs: Healthtech Startup Cuts Around 27% of Workforce in Restructuring Exercise.

Google Laying offĀ its Python Foundation Team:Ā 

Google Layoffs 2024 Hit Python Foundation Team:

Google Lays off itsĀ entire Python Team:

The Python teamĀ reportedly used toĀ perform automated refactorings acrossĀ hundreds of millions of lines of code.Ā Their work was crucial for the tech industry, and their layoffs have raised concerns about the future of such important tasks.Ā The reportĀ highlighted the rumours about the GoogleĀ layoffs and the tech giant finding a 'cheaper'Ā option fromĀ somewhere else, mostly outside the United States.Ā The report also emphasized that theĀ Python teamĀ performed all the activities for ten years, and most of themĀ loved their work.Ā HCL Technologies Hiring: HCLTech To Hire Over 10,000 Freshers Through Campus Recruitment for FY25.

According toĀ the report, the managers maintainedĀ an excellent work-life balance with their "marathon, not sprint"Ā approach despite understaffing. As a measure of cost-cutting, GoogleĀ similarly laid off theĀ employees from the financial department andĀ reportedly employed labour fromĀ cheaper markets other than the US. The recentĀ Google layoffs could also hint at the tech giant's similar cost reduction approach.Ā 

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