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Google employees angered by search giant's 'hypocritical' remote work policies

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Re: Google employees angered by search giant's 'hypocritical' remote work policies

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Nothing new here.There are special people (in the organization's point of view) and if they ask for special treatment they will get it, unless it's something unfeasible or ridiculous. Perhaps too many people forgot that Google is just another profits-seeking company?

Re: Google employees angered by search giant's 'hypocritical' remote work policies

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The different treatment of an executive is kind of expect to those of the rank and file.

However the following should be very much disallowed:

> The move, however, came with a 15% salary cut, she said. Then in late March, the team was told it would be a 25% cut.

Forcing a pay cut due to a business decision is rather wrong. I don't know US employment laws but that surely would have to be illegal.

Re: Google employees angered by search giant's 'hypocritical' remote work policies

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post #4

The different treatment of an executive is kind of expect to those of the rank and file. However the following should be very much disallowed: > The move, however, came with a 15% salary cut, she said. Then in late March, the team was told it would be a 25% cut. Forcing a pay cut due to a business decision is rather wrong. I don't know US employment laws but that surely would have to be illegal.

What employment laws? Employers can lower your slary or fire you at any time here. The governing principle is "at will."

Re: Google employees angered by search giant's 'hypocritical' remote work policies

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The different treatment of an executive is kind of expect to those of the rank and file. However the following should be very much disallowed: > The move, however, came with a 15% salary cut, she said. Then in late March, the team was told it would be a 25% cut. Forcing a pay cut due to a business decision is rather wrong. I don't know US employment laws but that surely would have to be illegal.

What employment laws? Employers can lower your slary or fire you at any time here. The governing principle is "at will."

> The governing principle is "at will."

Thanks, I understand now. Those types of conditions seem pretty bad.

Re: Google employees angered by search giant's 'hypocritical' remote work policies

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What employment laws? Employers can lower your slary or fire you at any time here. The governing principle is "at will."

> The governing principle is "at will." Thanks, I understand now. Those types of conditions seem pretty bad.

Yep.