"Any organization can always push a little further and I'll be looking at additional opportunities," she said, referring to cost cutting, which sparked an internal reaction. Shortly after Ashkenazi's statements, employees pressed executives for clarity but weren't given any more details on Ashkenazi's plans.
The petition calls on Google CEO Sundar Pichai to offer buyouts before conducting layoffs, to guarantee severance to employees that get laid off and to not give low performance review ratings for the purpose of removing employees. The petition also calls for Google's leadership to offer voluntary buyouts before enacting layoffs.