The revelation was discovered after the company's CEO wrote a memo that was read by worldwide media.

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"This will mean saying goodbye to some incredibly talented people we worked hard to hire and have loved working"

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" The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on me"

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I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us here

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The revelation was discovered after the company's CEO wrote a memo that was read by worldwide media.

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"This will mean saying goodbye to some incredibly talented people we worked hard to hire and have loved working"

" The fact that these changes will impact the lives of Googlers weighs heavily on me"

I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us here

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