Google Layoffs: Google Python Engineer’s Experience After Being Laid Off on H-1B Visa

Alphabet-owned Google recently started laying off an unspecified number of employees as it cracks down on costs. A former Google employee, Matt Hu, shared his experience of being laid off. He had been working as a Software Engineer at Google for the last two years. Originating from China and staying on an H-1B visa in the US, he described the night he learned about his layoff with his manager and some members of the team.

The events of that night left him shocked and he expressed feelings of disbelief and confusion as he realized the implications of the situation. During a conversation with coworkers, he discovered that other teammates were also impacted. He described the emotional impact of the layoffs, particularly on a long-standing manager who had been with the company for almost 13 years. The suddenness and scale of the changes had a profound effect on the entire team, with half of them being affected by the layoffs.

Despite the emotional upheaval and difficult circumstances, the former employee emphasized his determination to move forward. In a final post, the former employee shared a screenshot of the email and indicated that he was laid off from the Python team. His closing statement reinforced his resolve to move forward, echoing the sentiment expressed by his former manager.