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Google Skimps On Christmas Bonus
Google Skimps On Christmas Bonus
Google, the company that prints money as a hobby is certainly not spared from the current economic woes that plague the world. In fact, it won't be dishing out cold, hard cash as a bonus to its employees this year but will instead try something different - all Google staff will receive a new ...
Google Hands Out 'Dogfood' as Christmas Bonus [Googlefreude]
Google Hands Out 'Dogfood' as Christmas Bonus [Googlefreude]
valleywag.gawker.com — Groans are issuing from the Googleplex over this year's holiday bonus. In the past, the search engine... paid cash — as much as $20,000 or $30,000 per Googler, we hear. This year? A cell phone.... (more) Google Hands Out 'Dogfood' as Christmas Bonus [Googlefreude]
Official Google Blog: New search-by-style options for Google Image Search
googleblog.blogspot.com — Many of us use Google Image Search to find imagery of people, clip art for presentations, diagrams... for reports, and of course symbols and patterns for artistic inspiration. Unfortunately, searching for the perfect image can be challenging if the ... (more) Official Google Blog: New search-by-style options for ...
Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 Instead [Screwged]
Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 Instead [Screwged]
gizmodo.com — In holidays past, when money flowed like hot Santa tears and melted gum drops , Googlers looked... forward to cash bonuses that topped $20,000. This year, they're getting $180 worth of "dogfood" —a G1. Updated 1:05PM Yep, they're all getting ... (more) Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 ...
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