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What's the average salary at Google? Does getting a Google Home or even a Pixel (which they can easily afford imho) really mean something to the employee?

ocdtrekkie 10y ago
Probably not, but it's a nice thing to do. Telling everyone you're giving their gift to someone else is honestly kind of a nasty thing to do, even if it's a donation. It actually would've been less bad if they didn't tell their employees their gift was going elsewhere.
- euyyn 10y ago
  I'm pretty happy about it to be honest. The previous years they always let us choose the "give it to charity" option and I never did. But I much rather a kid in a poor school get a chromebook, than I get a gadget I can afford. It's kind of like paying income taxes vs giving to charities. I'd probably vote for my taxes to go up more than I would increase tomorrow my private donations, it's psychologically easier.
  - ocdtrekkie 10y ago
    Let me put this another way: Do you believe Google can only afford to do one or the other? Can't they treat their employees well and donate to charity?
    - euyyn 10y ago
      Oh I'm positive the company can afford both. In fact, my understanding is that their "regular" donations to charity, as in apart from this holiday gift, is many many times the value of the gift. Don't get me wrong, if they donated all those things, and gave me some gadget, I'd be happy. But with a cool head, I rather the cost of that gadget be added to the donation too.
  - automatwon 10y ago
    The previous years they always let us choose the "give it to charity" option and I never did. But I much rather a kid in a poor school get a chromebook... I'd probably vote for my taxes to go up more... it's psychologically easier. Was clicking a 'give it to charity' option too psychologically hard?
    - euyyn 10y ago
      I'm not sure what part of my point you didn't understand.
greygray 10y ago
> Pixel To be fair, Google is a global company and as a result has employees in other countries. Do those people in other countries, like India or China, make decent salaries for their location? Yes, absolutely... But for an entry-level engineer at Google in India or China my guess is that it would take a few weeks salary to pay for a Pixel phone.

ocdtrekkie 10y ago

Probably not, but it's a nice thing to do. Telling everyone you're giving their gift to someone else is honestly kind of a nasty thing to do, even if it's a donation. It actually would've been less bad if they didn't tell their employees their gift was going elsewhere.

euyyn 10y ago
I'm pretty happy about it to be honest. The previous years they always let us choose the "give it to charity" option and I never did. But I much rather a kid in a poor school get a chromebook, than I get a gadget I can afford. It's kind of like paying income taxes vs giving to charities. I'd probably vote for my taxes to go up more than I would increase tomorrow my private donations, it's psychologically easier.
- ocdtrekkie 10y ago
  Let me put this another way: Do you believe Google can only afford to do one or the other? Can't they treat their employees well and donate to charity?
  - euyyn 10y ago
    Oh I'm positive the company can afford both. In fact, my understanding is that their "regular" donations to charity, as in apart from this holiday gift, is many many times the value of the gift. Don't get me wrong, if they donated all those things, and gave me some gadget, I'd be happy. But with a cool head, I rather the cost of that gadget be added to the donation too.
- automatwon 10y ago
  The previous years they always let us choose the "give it to charity" option and I never did. But I much rather a kid in a poor school get a chromebook... I'd probably vote for my taxes to go up more... it's psychologically easier. Was clicking a 'give it to charity' option too psychologically hard?
  - euyyn 10y ago
    I'm not sure what part of my point you didn't understand.

greygray 10y ago

> Pixel To be fair, Google is a global company and as a result has employees in other countries. Do those people in other countries, like India or China, make decent salaries for their location? Yes, absolutely... But for an entry-level engineer at Google in India or China my guess is that it would take a few weeks salary to pay for a Pixel phone.