'Survivor's guilt' | Mass layoffs leave HR facing a morale crisis among remaining staff

Mass layoffs leave HR facing a morale crisis among remaining staff

The pandemic tech boom has subsided, and after a period of hiring sprees and rapid growth, more recent headlines are filled with tech sector layoffs, hiring freezes and job offers being pulled.

Google's parent Alphabet announced last week that it is cutting about 12,000 jobs as it faces "a different economic reality", according to a staff memo seen by Reuters.

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