It might also refer to the forced redundancies that will follow after everyone has received their pay rise and the organisation need to make budget cuts. Then o

It might also refer to the forced redundancies that will follow after everyone has received their pay rise and the organisation need to make budget cuts. Then of course projects start to fall behind and so temporary funds are release to bring in a bunch of contractors, who are on way more than anyone else. And before anyone says that Google is too profitable an organisation for this to be an issue, remember that PLCs have shareholders who can demand that costs be cut in order to increase profits. If you have a pension, you could indirectly be that shareholder.