Google offers buyouts to staff in its business unit who aren't 'all in'

Google's business unit is offering voluntary exit packages to some employees.In an email sent to staff on Tuesday, Google's chief business officer, Philipp Schindler, said employees on certain teams within the global business organization (GBO) could voluntarily leave the company with a severance package. "We're starting the year in a strong position thanks to everything you accomplished in 2025," Schindler wrote in the memo, which Business Insider viewed. "But the game is dynamic, the pace is electric, and ...