entitlement

Google Says Google’s Perks Are Overrated, and Belt-Tightening Is Underrated

Peter Kafka in Media on October 7, 2009 at 12:41 pm PT

Hey Googlers! All those perks the company is famous for: The great food, the high-end daycare, the fancy bathrooms? Overrated, your bosses say. So is the dream of getting insanely wealthy at your job. Instead, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said today, you ought to be happy to work at Google…because it’s Google.

Google: We’re Hiring, and Spending, Again

Peter Kafka in Media on October 7, 2009 at 10:55 am PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt used the opening moments of a New York City press conference to reinforce a message he’s been delivering for several weeks: The worst is over, things are looking up, and Google is spending accordingly.