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I don't think that's fair. Google doesn't have to do anything for its US workers. They can work you to the bone, not pay for eggs to be frozen and tell anyone w

I don't think that's fair. Google doesn't have to do anything for its US workers. They can work you to the bone, not pay for eggs to be frozen and tell anyone who gets pregnant to be back at their desk the same day or not come back. The fact they choose to do anything shows at least some degree of decency. I'm sure there is a degree of calculation there too (we don't want to lose 30-something women who are skilled and well integrated because they want kids). But it's still positive and generous.

hnbad 5y ago
It's not decency, it's advertising. Google has a carefully cultivated public image of being the place to be. There's a reason people talk about "FANG" (with various extra letters depending on who you're talking to exactly) and it's not just salary brackets. It's not generous, it's strategic. All the perks companies like Google offer are carefully optimized to increase productive time in the short term and extend the duration of that short term as much as possible. Only as you rise through the ranks does mid and long term become relevant and then they have perks to address those factors as well. But at no point is a company purposefully being generous except to extract as much value out of employees as possible. The purpose of a company is to maximize shareholder value, not to make employees happy.