When Google announced it was cutting 12,000 jobs last week, what we didn't expect was the impact it would have on massage therapists in California.
As CNBC reports, details of Google's job cuts in California have been released by the state, and they reveal how many and what types of job are disappearing. In total, 1,845 positions are being culled in the company's home state, which works out to 15% of the total cuts and 6% of Google's full-time employees.
The majority of the job cuts in California are happening at Mountain View locations, with the full breakdown as follows:
- Mountain View - 1,436 employees
- Los Angeles - 177 employees
- San Bruno - 119 employees
- Irvine - 60 employees
- Palo Alto - 53 employees
Over 25% of the roles have either "director" or "senior" in their title, but we also need to remember Google employs people across its campuses that don't directly work on Google's products and services. Instead they support all employees.
So alongside senior staff and directors, Google has fired 27 in-house massage therapists, 24 of which worked at Mountain View locations. The other three were located in Los Angeles and Irvine. What's surprising is just how many massage therapists Google was employing, but this also suggests that the company is scaling back the perks associated with working there, which could negatively impact its ability to fill future roles.
Having Google on your resume certainly helps when looking for a new job, but it seems California may have a glut of massage therapists looking for work once their mandatory 60-day advance notice runs out at Google.