Google Employee Found Out He Was Fired While Feeding Newborn At 2 AM

A former Google worker has revealed that he discovered about his layoff at 2 am whereas he was feeding his new child daughter. Nicholas Dufau stated he felt “acutely expendable” when he acquired the e-mail days after the start of his first little one.

The Los Angeles-based lawyer was working because the Associate Product Counsel for Google for the final six months. Mr Dufau was on parental depart after his daughter was born within the early hours of January 17. 

Mr Dufau took to LinkedIn to share the identical. He stated, “Last Tuesday morning at 2am, I became a father. The next day, my Google teammates showered me with heart emojis and virtual confetti, wishing me well on my paternity leave. On Friday morning at 2am while feeding my infant, I received a notification that I had lost access to my Google corporate accounts. I had been laid off via automated email.” He additionally shared an image of himself feeding his toddler on his firm’s Slack channel. 

He said that his colleagues stated that Google was an organization “that treasured its employees” and inspired him to take the total extent of his parental depart. “And so last week marked the end of my 6 month stint at Google where I worked on a team packed with intelligent, driven, and kind folks who welcomed me into their Google family. They reassured me that the company was one that treasured its employees and encouraged me to take the full extent of my parental leave to cherish this precious time with my family,” he said. 

Mr Dufau stated that he has been grateful to his group who valued him as an individual. 

“Every layoff hurts-the timing of this experience, however, not only made me feel acutely expendable, it made me feel naive. Fortunately, many of my former colleagues have reached out with warmest wishes and sympathies, all while they continue to navigate what I’m sure are tumultuous times at Google,” the previous Google worker added. 

He added that his spouse and new child daughter are giving him consolation and are attempting to elevate his spirits. Concluding the put up, he stated, “They have shown me that whatever difficulties I may be facing, I still have so much more to be thankful for. #google,”