The Before And After TikTok Of A Few Google Staffers Who Used The Platform To Show Lavish Lifestyle Before Crumbling In Despair After Being Laid Off
TikTok lays bare the devastation of the 'tech wreck': Google staff who earned viral fame by showing off their lavish offices online post clips of themselves SOBBING after being suddenly FIRED as company lays off 12,000 people
- TikToker Nicole Tsai shared glimpses behind the scenes at Google's LA office
- Her vlogs had previously showcased all of the perks enjoyed by employees
- But her latest updates have shared a new reality after being among those laid off
Google workers who earned viral fame on TikTok by proudly flaunting their aspirational workplaces are now offering a raw and very candid insight into their new realities after being laid off.
TikToker Nicole Tsai, who worked at the company's LA office, was among those who had used the platform to share a glimpse into her life as one of the tech giant's employees.
Her enviable vlogs, which helped her grow her following to more than 36,000, had previously showcased Google's themed meeting rooms, free lunches, and a speakeasy bar that was used during 'happy hours'.
But her latest social media updates have been far less glamorous after being among the 12,000 workers laid off by the company.
TikToker Nicole Tsai, who worked at the company's LA office, was among those who had used the platform to share a glimpse into her life as one of the tech giant's employees
Nicole had been shedding light on what it was like behind the scenes at Google's LA office (left), which was previously used as an aircraft hangar and featured a speakeasy bar (right)
In her early videos, Nicole had been shedding light on what it was like behind the scenes at Google's LA office, which was previously used as an aircraft hangar.
The vlogger, who had worked at the company since July 2021, gave a tour to showcase the zero-gravity and Peter Pan-themed rooms, library, speakeasy bar, and arcade games all available to employees.
In another of her clips, she boasted of the office's art installations, coffee shop, glitzy 'confetti room', and full-body massage chairs as well as giving a glimpse of the free lunches available to employees.
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However, Nicole's Google bubble burst amid the 12,000 layoffs and, in one of her latest TikToks, she documented finding out that she had been made redundant.
Titled 'A Day In My Life Getting Laid Off At Google', Nicole provided a voiceover for the clip and said: 'I woke up to this really ominous text from my boss and I honestly had no idea what it was going to be about so I called her the minute I woke up and saw it...
Nicole's Google bubble burst amid the 12,000 layoffs and, in one of her latest TikToks, she documented finding out that she had been made redundant
'I rushed downstairs to find out that I had lost access to basically everything. I couldn't log into my email or even check my calendar.
'I called my boss back and we just sobbed over the phone because she was also finding out about my layoff for the first time today too.'
She continued: 'It just felt like a really bad game of Russian roulette and there was no consistency around who was let go and it was also not performance based so it was really random.'
Nicole closed the video by admitting that she 'didn't really know what was next' for her but told viewers she would continue to document her journey.
But Nicole is not the only TikTok user to have shared before and after videos around the redundancy announcement.
Vlogger Cedoni Francis, who has more than 230,000 followers on TikTok, had been sharing clips of her time at the Google office in New York
The video showcased her having breakfast cooked at the office (left) and visiting the on-site wellness center (right)
Vlogger Cedoni Francis, who has more than 230,000 followers on TikTok, had been sharing clips of her time at the Google office in New York.
In her clip titled 'Day In My Life: Office Addition', the 24-year-old said that she had arrived in time to have a breakfast cooked for her at the office consisting of French toast and a creme fraiche egg scramble.
She then filmed herself as she worked on projects from her laptop before saying that she had started to feel unwell.
Cedoni then showcased one of the other benefits of working for Google as she popped down to the company's on-site wellness center.
The creative, who had been at the company for three years, recently posted on the platform to address the layoffs
But the creative, who had been at the company for three years, recently posted on the platform to address the layoffs.
Sitting at home and speaking directly to the camera she said: 'My entire team got laid off from Google. The writing had been on the wall for a really long time...
'Layoffs were not performance-based. I received an "exceeds expectations" on my last performance review... it was strictly just people had to go because the company needed to save money.
'The layoffs did not just affect people at my level, there were VPs and directors that were also laid off.'
Cedoni was keen to stress that she had 'not expressed anger or sadness' throughout the entire process as she knows she will be 'perfectly fine'.
She added that she is financially stable and said that she was considering handing in her notice at the company anyway before the news broke.
Google announced that it would be laying off 12,000 people on Friday - equating to around six percent of its workforce.
It is just the latest tech company to announce cost-cutting measures with Meta, Twitter, Amazon, and Microsoft among those to have laid off employees.
Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11676409/Google-workers-share-life-like-laid-off.html
