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Almost 100,000 Google employees are about to get a hard-fought $20::Google has agreed to pay out $27 million in a settlement, but the 96,939 involved workers will only take home around $45 each.

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 74 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The cost of “doing business” strikes again

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

AKA Bargain Law Breaking for Maximum Profits

[–] Zink@programming.dev 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don’t make light of this, guys. I bet this settlement set their profit roadmap back by entire minutes!

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I'm clutching my existential pearls as I type.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Unless the settlement also includes conditions and somebody appointed by the court to ensure compliance

[–] TalesFromTheKitchen@lemmy.ml 43 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If I didn't get it wrong: 166 billion yearly profit, thats like over 450 million a day. Less than two hours to break even on that settlement.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
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[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What kind of math is this? They will get $20, but actually $45?

[–] silly_apples@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

From the article

“ That’s about $45 each on average, the lawsuit notes. The actual individual payments will be calculated based on the employee’s tenure with the company, but each one will receive at least a fixed payment of $20, with an additional $22 to $59 tacked on for many.”

The average dollar amount per employee and the amount each employee will actual be paid are not the same.

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! It’s still peanuts either way, but it’s weird they still tried to spin it like everyone got $20 when many seemed to get more than double that.

[–] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Mm they didn't really spin it though? It's a flat increase to 20$ with tenure tacked on, which is case by case. The person you replied to directly quoted from the article.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

$20 can buy lots of peanuts.

[–] JoShmoe@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And peanuts can be used to accelerate compost. If you do, do so only when the time is right because bugs and other larger animals will be attracted to the smell of peanuts.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] JoShmoe@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago

Right before they begin to rot. That’s when they help accelerate the compost. I’m basically paraphrasing from an article I read. I can’t find the original article.

[–] Shadywack@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

That explains why so many product managers got laid off. They were targeting the source of the lawsuit.