Almost 100,000 Google employees are about to get a hard-fought $20::Google has agreed to pay out $27 million in a settlement, but the 96,939 involved workers will only take home around $45 each.

  • @NOT_RICK
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    1 year ago

    The cost of “doing business” strikes again

      • @[email protected]
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        141 year ago

        Don’t make light of this, guys. I bet this settlement set their profit roadmap back by entire minutes!

    • @SzethFriendOfNimi
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      51 year ago

      Unless the settlement also includes conditions and somebody appointed by the court to ensure compliance

  • @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    If I didn’t get it wrong: 166 billion yearly profit, thats like over 450 million a day. Less than two hours to break even on that settlement.

    • @silly_apples
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      321 year ago

      From the article

      “ That’s about $45 each on average, the lawsuit notes. The actual individual payments will be calculated based on the employee’s tenure with the company, but each one will receive at least a fixed payment of $20, with an additional $22 to $59 tacked on for many.”

      The average dollar amount per employee and the amount each employee will actual be paid are not the same.

      • @[email protected]
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        01 year ago

        Thanks! It’s still peanuts either way, but it’s weird they still tried to spin it like everyone got $20 when many seemed to get more than double that.

        • @isthingoneventhis
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          21 year ago

          Mm they didn’t really spin it though? It’s a flat increase to 20$ with tenure tacked on, which is case by case. The person you replied to directly quoted from the article.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      And peanuts can be used to accelerate compost. If you do, do so only when the time is right because bugs and other larger animals will be attracted to the smell of peanuts.

      • @essteeyou
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        11 year ago

        When is the time right?

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          Right before they begin to rot. That’s when they help accelerate the compost. I’m basically paraphrasing from an article I read. I can’t find the original article.

  • @Shadywack
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    51 year ago

    That explains why so many product managers got laid off. They were targeting the source of the lawsuit.