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It's not like Google's daycare is particularly accessible either. The cost is far above market rate -- almost 2x from what I've heard -- and your chances of get
by obstinate 9y ago
It's not like Google's daycare is particularly accessible either. The cost is far above market rate -- almost 2x from what I've heard -- and your chances of getting in are <10%. It's not a free benefit, and it's not a benefit available to every employee by a long shot.
I think Apple's failure to start a daycare sends exactly this message: we're not good at running daycares.
- itsdrewmiller 9y agoThis would be my guess, too - along with the fact that Google is fine outsourcing things outside their core competencies while Apple would want to micromanage the exact color and count of every toy in every class.
- simplehuman 9y ago> Apple would want to micromanage the exact color and count of every toy in every class You joke but people will tell you this is why they love it.
- obstinate 9y agoWell. Google does not outsource the daycares. So that would not be a delta versus Apple in this domain.
- itsdrewmiller 9y agoThey started by outsourcing it, then eventually took it over and raised the prices by a lot. Sounds like it was pretty dramatic. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/business/05nocera.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all&referer= https://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/business/05nocera.html...
- vacri 9y agoIs Google Daycare staffed, or are the kids directed to a Google Group and advised to self-help?