Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4
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#3Do Googlers mind working in the office much? They get plenty of free meals/snacks/beverages, great equipment, and great salary allowing them to live close to the office and pay for childcare if needed. I can't see the rest of the industry moving in the direction of returning to the office, because they don't have these things.
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#4After two years of not being in the office, I don't see how anyone can justify going into the office without putting themselves into a quagmire of hypocrisy and contradiction.
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#5Mandates?
"Since last June, Google has approved nearly 14,000 employees globally to transfer to a new location or go fully remote, Casey said. About 15% of applications have been denied, he added."
"Employees not prepared to return April 4 also can seek a remote-work extension, Google said."
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#6Do Googlers mind working in the office much? They get plenty of free meals/snacks/beverages, great equipment, and great salary allowing them to live close to the office and pay for childcare if needed. I can't see the rest of the industry moving in the direction of returning to the office, because they don't have these things.
Commute sucks. Anything above 30min for one way is unbearable.
Re: Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4
#7Do Googlers mind working in the office much? They get plenty of free meals/snacks/beverages, great equipment, and great salary allowing them to live close to the office and pay for childcare if needed. I can't see the rest of the industry moving in the direction of returning to the office, because they don't have these things.
“Great salary allowing them to live close to the office” is an interesting way of phrasing “requiring you to unnecessarily live in ludicrously expensive areas”.
Honestly in my experience the work environment itself is not great - google has cubicle pens with half height walls, it super frustrating to work when people are continually going back and forth around you.
Re: Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4
#8Do Googlers mind working in the office much? They get plenty of free meals/snacks/beverages, great equipment, and great salary allowing them to live close to the office and pay for childcare if needed. I can't see the rest of the industry moving in the direction of returning to the office, because they don't have these things.
Outside of Silicon Valley, it is possible to live close to the office without a FAANG level salary. Beverages and snacks also are not that rare.
Re: Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4
#9Do Googlers mind working in the office much? They get plenty of free meals/snacks/beverages, great equipment, and great salary allowing them to live close to the office and pay for childcare if needed. I can't see the rest of the industry moving in the direction of returning to the office, because they don't have these things.
Commute sucks. Anything above 30min for one way is unbearable.
Yeah, even with the buses into Mountain View.
Re: Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4
#10Do Googlers mind working in the office much? They get plenty of free meals/snacks/beverages, great equipment, and great salary allowing them to live close to the office and pay for childcare if needed. I can't see the rest of the industry moving in the direction of returning to the office, because they don't have these things.
Commute sucks. Anything above 30min for one way is unbearable.
That's why I will continue to work from home. My old office is about 1/2 mile from Google HQ and pre-Covid it was 45-50 minutes each way unless I stayed in the office quite late.