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Google's Second-Class Citizens

Posted by kdawson on from the more-hourly-than-thou dept.

theodp writes "Valleywag reports on a new caste system at Google, which will mean compulsory lunch breaks, two additional unpaid 15-minute breaks, limited OT, and e-clock punching for those reclassified as hourly workers starting April 1. Could be worse, though. Google also offers gigs through WorkforceLogic (the company that helped Microsoft deal with its pesky permatemps), which come with a guarantee of unemployment after one year. Guess that's what passes for the Best Employer in the US these days."

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  1. Crybabies by Azghoul · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds like a bunch of damn crybabies to me. Waaaa waaaaa, I'm hourly! Give me a break.

  2. Time to Sell the GOOG stock.. by tgatliff · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is the best indication that their money machine has run out of ink... :-)

    Anytime a company starts to watch internal costs this close it means that they are having problems getting gross incomes to rise.