Google lays off ‘several hundred' from ad sales team as employees grumble over downsizing

Hundreds of Google employees were told that the company plans to lay them off just days after the search giant said it would slash at least 1,000 jobs, according to a report.Philipp Schindler, Google’s chief business officer, circulated a memo to staffers on Tuesday announcing that “several hundred” employees from its advertising sales team would be out of a job, according to Business Insider.Schindler reportedly told staffers the shakeup was part of a restructuring effort that will affect the unit that se ...