200 Googlers Got Pink Slips Today

Google today announced that 200 Googlers got pink slips and will no longer be working for the search engine giant. Google has grown too fast too soon and as they stated in their blog, it's almost impossible to get everything right when companies do this.

"In some areas we've created overlapping organizations which not only duplicate effort but also complicate the decision-making process. That makes our teams less effective and efficient than they should be. In addition, we over-invested in some areas in preparation for the growth trends we were experiencing at the time." the Google Blog stated.

In Google's efforts to downsize, 200 sales and marketing positions will be eliminated. "We did look at a number of different options but ultimately concluded that we had to restructure our organizations in order to improve our effectiveness and efficiency as a business. We will give each person time to try and find another position at Google, as well as outplacement support, and provide severance packages for those who leave the company." the Google Blog said.

I think this continues to prove that NOBODY is safe in these times and that everyone is vulnerable to the recession, even search engine giant Google.