Alphabet’s Google Plans to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers in Advertising Sales Unit

Alphabet’s (GOOG) Google plans to cut hundreds of roles in its advertising sales unit as part of a restructuring process, Business Insider reported Tuesday, citing a memo by Google’s Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler.

Google’s Customer Solutions division, which caters to its medium-level customers, will become the “core” team, Schindler was quoted as saying in the email.

“Several hundred jobs globally will be eliminated or put at risk,” the report quoted Schindler as saying.

A Google spokesperson told MT Newswires in an emailed statement that the company goes through a team structuring process every year to provide the best service to its ad customers.

“We map customers to the right specialist teams and sales channels to meet their service needs,” the spokesperson said. “As part of this, a few hundred roles globally are being eliminated and impacted employees will be able to apply for open roles on the team or elsewhere at Google.”

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