Google offering 'voluntary exit' for employees working on Pixel, Android

“The Platforms & Devices team is offering a voluntary exit program that provides US-based Googlers working on this team the ability to voluntarily leave the company with a severance package.”

Google is paying US staff on Pixel, Android, Chrome, Nest, and Fitbit to leave. Staff outside the US get no offer. Google says it is not about the roadmap. A voluntary exit is a layoff that skips the headline.