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Google has offered a voluntary exit package to employees in the unit responsible for Android software and Pixel phones, multiple employees familiar with the matter said.The unit lead Rick Osterloh, a senior vice president at Google , sent a note Thursday to staff in its platforms and devices group offering an exit program for staff who wished to leave. The group also works on Chrome and wearable devices.
'The Platforms and 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,' the Google spokesperson said in a statement. 'This comes after we brought two large organizations together last year.
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