Google will let platforms and devices employees leave voluntarily prior to layoffs

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February 1, 2025, 1:00 PM

• •Google is offering US employees in the Platforms and Devices team the option to exit voluntarily before it starts cutting jobs.
• •The news was first reported by 9to5Google.
• •Only employees based in the US who are directly reporting to the division's VP, Rick Osterloh, can leave voluntarily with a severance package.

Google is offering US employees in the Platforms and Devices team the option to exit voluntarily before it starts cutting jobs. The news was first reported by 9to5Google. Google's Platforms and Devices team has 25,000 employees and was formed when the company merged its Android and hardware teams last year. It's in charge of a bunch of Google products, including Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Pixel, Nest and Fitbit. However, only employees based in the US who are directly reporting to the division's VP, Rick Osterloh, can leave voluntarily with a severance package.

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