Tag: google

February 16, 2024

‘Job shift shock’ has emerged as the most popular workplace trend on TikTok and Google, according to a new report from Datamax Texas. The report, which analysed TikTok hashtag counts and Google search volumes, found that job shift shock had […]

December 6, 2023

Google recently settled a 2016 lawsuit alleging that it used illegal practices to stop employees from complaining about the workplace. The lawsuit claimed the company’s confidentiality policies were unlawful. The Mountain View, Calif.-based tech giant has about 187,000 workers. It […]

June 14, 2023

Last week, Google told employees in a company-wide email that new measures would be taken to update its hybrid work policy in an effort to strengthen its in-office presence. The updates included stricter measures to hold employees accountable, such as […]

October 28, 2022

Apple, Google, and other companies mandating that employees work in the office for most or all of their time claim that any time spent working remotely stifles innovation. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “Innovation isn’t always a planned activity. […]

May 23, 2022

Google recently announced its new post-pandemic hybrid work policy, requiring employees work in the office for at least three days a week. That policy goes against the desires of many rank-and-file Google employees. A survey of over 1,000 Google employees […]

April 5, 2022

A former employee at DeepMind, the Google-owned AI research lab, accuses the company’s human resources department of intentionally delaying its response to her complaints about sexual misconduct in the workplace, as first reported by the Financial Times. In an open […]

September 30, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many companies around the world to send their employees home and implement new ways of working remotely. More than a year and a half has passed since the start of the crisis, and, with vaccines […]

June 28, 2021

The question isn’t whether offices are adopting hybrid practices—it’s which hybrid practices they’re using. Some, like Google, are firmly in the office camp. They have set a return-to-office deadline of Sept. 1, 2021. Anyone wishing to work remotely for more […]

May 28, 2021

We all know neither Google nor Facebook has a legal degree, but that doesn’t stop your employees from acting as if the social media platforms do. More than one employee has probably pushed back on a policy by saying, “I […]

November 14, 2019

It’s no secret that the modern workforce is plagued by high levels of employee stress and burnout. According to the American Institute of Stress, an alarming 94% of the American workforce experienced workplace stress in 2019. This indicates that we […]

August 12, 2019

Do you feel like stress is an inevitable part of the workplace? You are not alone. Studies confirm that “occupational pressures and fears” are the leading cause of stress among working Americans. “Increased levels of job stress as assessed by […]

July 16, 2019

A Google employee who helped lead protests over the company’s work for the military, its handling of AI ethics, and its sexual harassment policies has left the organization. Meredith Whittaker was a program manager at Google, founder of the company’s […]

January 15, 2019

Last week we wrote about a pair of new lawsuits against Google’s parent company, Alphabet, alleging that the board acted improperly in which it agreed to pay out tens of millions of dollars to executives who had been found to […]

November 29, 2018

I had a great day in Washington, DC, taking meetings with Congressional staffers, tech platforms, and colleagues. I also had working Wi-Fi and a working newsletter provider. So thank you for your understanding these past two days, and please enjoy […]

November 26, 2018

Google employees have been staging various employment actions to try to bring about change in workplace policies and procedures. A recent walkout by Google employees over its alleged cover up of sexual harassment claims against senior executives led the company […]

November 21, 2018

By the time any of us are in our early 20s and entering the workforce, our core values are pretty well set. This is not to say that we can’t change over time, but research shows that we don’t change […]

October 31, 2018

In response to the Times article, Google released an internal memo discussing the firing of 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years. In an internal email leaked to the press, the company explained the firings to workers, […]

May 10, 2018

Earlier this year, MIT Technology Review predicted five jobs that are likely to grow in 2018. We’re now well into the year; how prescient were its predictions? Let’s take a look at the five jobs predicted to grow in 2018: […]

January 9, 2018

The irony in the Damore case is that many tech companies have struggled to infuse their purported values through inclusive hiring and, in some cases, pay practices — for everyone other than white men. How the court decides Damore’s case […]

January 2, 2018

While the initial promise of Glass was never fully realized, the new application of the tech has been gaining traction in the workplace. Augmented reality (AR) has found new life in employee training programs thanks to its ability to provide […]