I had a friend who worked at Google as a contractor and took the shuttle in to work. I think there was some detail about having to badge in so her rides could

I had a friend who worked at Google as a contractor and took the shuttle in to work. I think there was some detail about having to badge in so her rides could be reported and deducted from her pay[1]? The details are fuzzy, but as I recall she just ignored the rule and nobody seemed to care much. The upshot was that she used the cafe and ride services much the same as I (an FTE) did. The existence of those hoops to jump through makes me think that you're probably right that an official service for contractors would probably violate their contractor status, legally speaking. [1] I'm pretty sure I'm remembering part of this incorrectly, because us FTEs were supposed to badge in too to avoid non-Googlers from riding.