In November 2025, Rob Waters was on a flight to Los Angeles to meet with a customer when his laptop screen suddenly went black. Waters’ laptop rebooted, but when he tried to log back in, it didn't work. Then he felt his personal phone buzz. Waters had an email from Google HR saying he'd been impacted by a layoff and his role was no longer necessary. Waters had no notice. His access was cut off immediately. Waters had spent nearly six years at Google. Working there had been a dream of his, and by the end, he was leading the data analytics and AI sales specialist team for Google Public Sector. Suddenly, it was over. Read more about how Waters was laid off from Google and then offered a new six-figure role there at the link in our bio. As told to Jacob Zinkula (Credit: Rob Waters) #Google #layoffs #jobsearch