A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO
An important message from Sundar the Great Pichai
Jan 15, 2026
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3 min readSundar the Great Pichai
CEO at Google
Sundar sent the following email to Google employees earlier today.
Greetings Googlers,
I am writing to you today to deliver some upsetting, but necessary news. After lengthy consideration, we have decided to let 10% of our workforce go, effective immediately. I take full responsibility for this difficult decision, and I regret the impact it will have on all of us and on our families.
The reason for the layoff is a little more unusual than most. After much consideration and brainstorming, we concluded that the best way to stay afloat as a company was to implement a system of waterboarding.
The reason for the layoff is a little more unusual than most. After much consideration and brainstorming, we concluded that the best way to stay afloat as a company was to implement a system of waterboarding. By doing this we would be able to save on business costs, as the process would be faster and more efficient than other methods of management.
Now, I understand that this decision may come as a shock to many of you, but it is one that I strongly believe in. Despite the difficulty of this situation, I know we will get through it together. Thank you all for your dedication and hard work.
Sincerely,
Sundar the Great Pichai
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