- Google is introducing a voluntary exit program for select U.S. teams and tightening its return-to-office policy for remote employees living near offices, aiming to streamline operations without losing top talent. While the company emphasizes it wants high performers to stay, it’s also offering a “supportive exit path” for those misaligned with its strategy amid growing pressure from the accelerating AI race.
Google is once again walking the tightrope that corporate America has been struggling with since the end of the pandemic: How do you invite some staff to leave, without your best employees walking out the door?
