As we’ve said, we invest responsibly in our company’s highest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead. To best position us for these opportunities, during the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to be more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to our biggest product priorities. Some teams continue to make these kinds of organizational changes that involve eliminating some roles globally. We continue to support any affected employees seeking new roles at Google and beyond.
It is also useful to know / include that all affected employees can apply for open roles at Google. We also provide support to all affected employees according to local requirements, including time to explore different roles at Google and elsewhere, redundancy services and redundancy offers.