Google worker, 33, found dead in New York City apartment

A 33-year-old Google worker hanged himself inside his New York City apartment just blocks away from the tech giant's headquarters. 

Jacob Pratt was found dead inside his Chelsea apartment on February 16 and appeared to have hanged himself, an NYPD source told the New York Post. His family is now urging people to donate to a mental health fund.

His death comes as Google laid off roughly 12,000 of its global workfore. It is unclear if Pratt was laid off prior to his death. 

According to his LinkedIn, Pratt was a partnership leader at the company and had been for a year and a half. He started at Google as an agency manager in May 2019. 

'His interests in advertising and technology lead him to a dream job as an accounting manager at Google in Manhattan,' his obituary said.  

Jacob Pratt (pictured with his mother) was found dead inside his Chelsea apartment on February 16 and appeared to have hanged himself, an NYPD source said 

According to his LinkedIn, Pratt was a partnership leader at the company and had been for a year and a half. He started at Google as an agency manager in May 2019

Authorities were called to his West 26th Street and Sixth Avenue apartment around 6pm in mid-February and was found unresponsive. 

'Upon arrival, officers observed a 33-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive,' a source told the Post. He was pronounced dead on the scene. 

Police are currently investigating the incident and the medical examiner's office has not announced his official cause of death. 

His family is now asking for donations to Make-A-Wish Michigan and National Alliance on Mental Illness. 

'In honor of his life, and in lieu of flowers, please consider giving money to this fundraiser,' his sister Jenna Pratt wrote. 'These two charities represent our son and brother and the heart he had for the people around him.' 

His death comes as Google laid off roughly 12,000 of its global workforce . It is unclear if Pratt was laid off prior to his death

His family is now asking for donations to Make-A-Wish Michigan and National Alliance on Mental Illness. The GoFundMe , which has stopped accepting donations, has raised nearly $12,000

The GoFundMe, which has stopped accepting donations, has raised nearly $12,000. 

His celebration of life will be February 28 at Riverview Church’s REO Town Venue in Lansing, Michigan, at 11am. It will be followed by a luncheon, where 'Jake’s favorite' food - pizza - will be served.  

Google's parent company Alphabet is axing 12,000 jobs in the latest savage round of white collar layoffs sweeping across the tech sector, it was revealed last month. 

Sundar Pichai, Alphabet's CEO, said the losses affect teams across the company including recruiting and some corporate functions, as well as some engineering and products teams.

The mass reduction comes just days after rival Microsoft Corp said it would lay off 10,000 workers, and Amazon started to fire its 18,000 workers as the 'richcession' rips through the world's biggest firms.

The most in-demand workers right now are blue collar employees, while white-collar workers have seen major job losses in the last year.

The phenomenon has been dubbed 'richcession' by those in the field.