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I can't believe google hired 100k people during the pandemic. Can you source this claim?

• pyrrhotech 4y ago
  Of course not, because it was pulled from his ass. Google had 120k employees in 2019, and 150k in 2021. Even with churn, the OP is way off
  • bombcar 4y ago
    It could still be true if Google fired 70k people. But we’d have heard of that.
  • bsimpson 4y ago
    Half of Googlers are temps: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=56878 https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=56878 so double the numbers for a sense of how many people G actually employs.
    • three_seagrass 4y ago
      TVCs are temps, vendors, and contractors - they aren't typically considered hires. It's covering things like mat/pat leave backfill to kitchen staff.
      • bsimpson 4y ago
        Oh you sweet summer child