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On LinkedIn, the woman gave an update on her employment status and requested people in her network to help her with any new opportunity

Tech giant Google has laid off several employees this week in its news division, CNBC reported on Wednesday.

Prior to the recent layoffs, Google had already announced the elimination of 12,000 positions in January of this year.

She was with the company for 12.5 years

Alphabet's decision marks the first instance of a "Big Tech" company downsizing in the current quarter.

Google is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees from its recruiting team globally due to a decrease in demand. The company has not confirmed the exact number of people affected. The decision was communicated by Brian Ong, Googles recruiting vice president, who stated that it was a difficult decision and not one that anyone wanted to discuss again this year. In January, Google had announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs, affecting around 6% of its workforce.

Google has laid off its director of News Ecosystem Development, Madhav Chinnappa, who had worked for the company for 13 years. He announced the layoff on LinkedIn, but added that he is in a privileged position to have time to figure out his next move.

Google is cutting jobs at its mapping service app Waze as part of efforts to scale down operations and increase efficiency. The company is reducing roles focused on Waze Ads monetization, including jobs in sales, marketing, operations, and analytics

The situation has become very stressful for her as she is on payroll only until April 28 and after that she will be out of work.

Google cost cutting: Some of the benefits that have been cut temporarily are--free massage, and the closure of campus shuttle buses and fitness centers