Google had to make serious cuts at Motorola Mobility in an effort to become profitable again, and has laid off 1,200 workers or 10 percent of its workforce. An email sent to employees earlier this week, hinted at layoffs with “while we’re very optimistic about the new products in our pipeline, we still face challenges” and “our costs are too high, we’re operating in markets where we’re not competitive and we’re losing money.” Workers will be affected in the U.S., China and India.
From a Motorola spokesman:
“These cuts are a continuation of the reductions we announced last summer. It’s obviously very hard for the employees concerned, and we are committed to helping them through this difficult transition.”
Back in August 2012, Google laid off 20 percent of Motorola’s workforce or 4,000 employees. With now a 30 percent reduction in employees, the tech giant is waiting for Motorola’s existing product pipeline to come to an end so it can start focusing on “actually building the next wave of innovation and product lines.”
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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