Google to Layoff Additional 10,000 Workers?

Google has been quiet as of late with their recently layoffs, 500 here and 500 there. According to reports, the last 500 to get a pink slip were mostly recruiters for Google. Sources say that up to 10,000 more jobs could be on the chopping block around the corner.

Google has reported to the SEC that it has about 20k employees but in reality it has closer to 30k. Google classifies nearly 10k of its employees as temporary. Google Co-founder has stated that, "There is no question that the number of workers is too high".

By law, Google must report to the SEC of layoffs. Google and other companies can get around this by moving workers from job to job every few months so that their job status remains as "temporary". Most of the Google workforce has been at the company for over five years.

The economic downturn has no doubt hit everyone, including mammoth Google.