(google employee here) One thing I have always wondered is if the raises Google employees received in 2011 were a result of the illegal collusion being uncover

(google employee here) One thing I have always wondered is if the raises Google employees received in 2011 were a result of the illegal collusion being uncovered and therefore no longer depressing salaries. The timing seems about right. For reference: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-bonus-and-raise-2010-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/google-bonus-and-raise-2010-1... (It was much more than 10% by the way, and by far the biggest raise I've ever received in my career) It's beyond dispute that the raises were given for competitive reasons. (No, we didn't all get a raise because we were doing such a great job.) There was an uptick in Googlers leaving. I suppose some of it had to do with Facebook, which was NOT part of the collusion. But I wonder how related the two events are, and if this issue will come up in a future class action lawsuit. It's a pretty unprecedented event to give all employees at an enormous company such a big raise. A sudden shift in the job market caused by this defunct agreement could explain it.