{"id":1279618,"date":"2024-03-05T08:24:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T02:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1279618"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:17:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:47:15","slug":"cognizants-entire-team-fired-due-to-one-decision-by-google-youtube-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/cognizants-entire-team-fired-due-to-one-decision-by-google-youtube-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Team From Cognizant Impacted Due To One Decision By Google &#038; Youtube Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an unprecedented turn of events, a group of YouTube Music employees learned they were being laid off while delivering public testimony at an Austin City Council hearing. This has impacted an entire team at Cognizant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xxxx-1280x720-1-1024x576-2-1024x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Cognizant's Entire Team Fired Due To One Decision By Google &amp; Youtube Music \" class=\"wp-image-1279626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xxxx-1280x720-1-1024x576-2-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xxxx-1280x720-1-1024x576-2-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xxxx-1280x720-1-1024x576-2-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Layoffs Revealed Mid-Testimony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A viral video captured the jarring moment when a co-worker interrupted the proceedings to announce the entire team&#8217;s termination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Sorry to interrupt, but they&#8217;ve just laid off all of us. Our positions are terminated effective immediately,&#8221; the co-worker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplematters.in\/news\/talent-management\/youtubes-decision-to-end-cognizant-contract-leads-to-layoff-of-an-entire-team-40449\">stated<\/a> from the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stunned employee was then informed his speaking time had expired as council promised to &#8220;follow up&#8221; on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contract Expiry Prompts Widespread Layoffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This team was subcontracted through Cognizant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entire team at Cognizant was impacted, due to this decision. 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