Google Employee Laid Off During Maternity Leave After Over 12 Years At The Company

A former recruiting manager at Google revealed that she lost her job while on maternity leave after working at the company for more than 12 years. Her story struck a chord with many people in the comments, highlighting mothers' difficulties when they return to work after having a baby.

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Nichole Foley worked at Google for 12.5 years. When the Sundar Pichai-led company had layoffs, she lost her job. This happened while she was on maternity leave, taking care of her 10-week-old baby.

¡°I am heartbroken and devastated, to say the least, especially while on leave with a 10-week-old. I will, however, be forever grateful for all of my time at Google and for the amazing people I was able to work with who I call my friends and, more importantly, my family,¡± wrote Foley in her Instagram post, where which has garnered over 10k likes.

Struggling with decisions about what to do next, she maintained her faith that things would eventually get better.

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¡°I am having a hard time wrapping my head around what is next or how I am going to interview & work elsewhere at this moment, but I know that things will work out, and I am excited to see what is next,¡± she added.

Foley also contacted her professional connections through her post.

She said she was interested in jobs as a staffing manager in any field and in program manager positions.

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She invited people to connect, even if there were no job openings immediately, highlighting the importance of growing her network.

The comments on Foley's post showed that her situation was, sadly, not uncommon. Others shared their own stories of losing their jobs while on maternity leave and the complicated feelings that come with such a situation.

Someone in the comments mentioned that it's against the law in the European Union to fire someone during maternity leave.

They suggested that such protections should be adopted in other places, too. Another person expressed understanding and shared their own story of getting laid off by Meta while on maternity leave.

¡°I'm so sorry that this happened to you. Meta laid off me earlier this year while on maternity leave, which was both terrifying and infuriating. I am fortunate to have landed a great new role, but I know how daunting those first few weeks were when I was still trying to process,¡± they wrote.

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