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Google Will Keep 200,000 Workers Home Through Next Summer

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday July 28 2020, @11:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the work-from-home dept.

Freeman writes:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/google-will-keep-200000-workers-home-through-next-summer/

Google will keep "nearly all" of its workforce—around 200,000 employees and contractors—working from home for another year, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly made the decision last week.

The long timeline gives more certainty for Googlers who are making school and housing decisions for the coming academic year. Previously Google workers were due back in the office in January.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 29 2020, @12:26AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 29 2020, @12:26AM (#1027891)

    As Bucky Fuller once noted (I'm pretty sure, but can't find the quote), now Google can open up that office space for living space (just add a few walls for distancing) and start to solve the Bay Area housing crisis. Maybe donate some space to homeless and get a tax break...