Why is Google asking employees in US to share desk with colleagues?
1 year, 10 months ago

Why is Google asking employees in US to share desk with colleagues?

Hindustan Times  

Search engine giant Google has asked its cloud employees and partners to share desks with each other and also alternate days with their deskmates from the next quarter, a move amid massive layoffs in recent times. According to a CNBC report, this exercise will be applicable on Google Cloud's five locations in the United States- New York City, San Fransisco, Seattle, Sunnyvale in California and Kirkland in Washington. The company said the title has been named as Cloud Office Evolution or ‘CLOE’ which is a ‘combination’ of the best of pre-pandemic collaboration with hybrid work. A Google spokesperson told the website that the company had run pilots and carried out surveys with the employees to explore different hybrid work models.

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Google’s cloud unit tells employees to share desks amid office downsizing: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Google’s cloud unit tells employees to share desks amid office downsizing: Report

The Hindu  

Google asked employees in its cloud division and partners to share desks and alternate days with desk mates, a report from CNBC said. The decision was made to ensure continued investment in the growth of Google Cloud, and internal FAQ was shared with employees, the report shared. The internal FAQ also shared that employees may come in on other days …

Some Google employees have no place to sit, are asked to share desks with colleagues
1 year, 10 months ago

Some Google employees have no place to sit, are asked to share desks with colleagues

India Today  

Google employees belonging to select departments have been asked to share desks with their mates starting next quarter. A new CNBC report states that Google has asked its cloud employees to share desk spaces. As per the CNBC report, the Search Giant has asked its employees based in US offices in Kirkland, Washington, New York City; San Francisco, Seattle, and …

Google Adopts Hybrid Work Model That Requires Workers to Go to Office Roughly 3 Days in a Week
3 years, 7 months ago

Google Adopts Hybrid Work Model That Requires Workers to Go to Office Roughly 3 Days in a Week

News 18  

Google will move to a hybrid work week, where most Googlers spend approximately three days in the office and two days “wherever they work best”, according to a note by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. About 20 percent of Google’s workforce will continue to work remotely after its offices reopen later this year, while about 60 percent Googlers will …

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