Synopsis In a LinkedIn post, Google India employee Animesh Swain stated that pink slips were also served to employees with highest ratings. The list also has names who were recently awarded promotions. Agencies Even as tech giant Google continues to cut down staff, a sacked Indian employee stated that the layoffs are not based on performance. In a LinkedIn post, Google India employee Animesh Swain stated that pink slips were also served to employees with highest ratings. The list also has names who were recently awarded promotions. "The people who managed to stay (including me) are not necessarily better than those laid off," Swain was quoted as saying in the post. Another employee Gurugram-based Aakriti Walia , working as a Google Cloud programme manager, was laid off just 10 minutes before a meeting. "The 'access denied' message on my system left me numb as I was preparing for my meeting just 10 mins away," Walia posted on the professional networking platform. "As I celebrated my 5-year Googleversary just a few days ago, little did I know it would be my last," she said. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories Earlier, Jennifer Vaden Barth, a creative Strategist at Google, said that the "layoff impacted very talented and highly rated professionals". Barth, who had worked at Google for 15 years said that "layoffs hit women particularly hard, especially women over 40". Meanwhile, in a bid to further cut costs, Google has even asked employees who return to work to share their work desks with a "partner" to maximise office space. Google India has recently terminated more than 400 employees. The layoffs at Google India were part of the larger job cuts that impacted 12,000 workers globally at the company. Denying that the layoffs were done "randomly", Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai had said earlier that he is "deeply sorry" for reducing the workforce. In an email to employees, Pichai said he takes "full responsibility for the decisions that led us here". The layoffs at Google's parent company were expected amid the deepening funding winter that has hit companies of all sizes in the global slowdown and recession fears. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. click here! Sunday, 26 Feb, 2023 Experience Your Economic Times Newspaper, The Digital Way! Read Complete Print Edition » Front Page Pure Politics Bottom line Deep Dive More G20 Fin Meet Ends Without Communique The G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors ended Saturday without a communique as Russia and China opposed any reference to the war in Ukraine — a chair summary was issued instead — but managed to make headway in resolving the debt of vulnerable countries as well as reform of multilateral development banks. US Keen to Deepen Ties with India in Tech Sector: Yellen Terming India as its trusted trading partner, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday backed “friend-shoring” to bolster the resilience of supply chains, which was showing progress with Apple and Google expanding their production in the country. India Asks IMF, FSB to Prepare Technical Paper on Crypto Assets India, which is currently holding the G20 Presidency, has tasked the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) with jointly preparing a technical paper on crypto assets. Read More News on google gurugram walia google s animesh swain Stay on top of technology and startup news that matters. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest and must-read tech news, delivered straight to your inbox. . . . more less ETPrime stories of the day Investing Adani fiasco, interest rates, geopolitical tensions: why 2023 will be a tough year for investors 6 mins read Investing Adani Group stocks: Will averaging out work for retail investors? 10 mins read Investing Macquarie’s double upgrade has sparked some interest in Paytm stock. Should you buy? 7 mins read Subscribe to ETPrime.