Anxious Google employees just broached cost-cutting concerns with executives—who were dressed in Halloween costumes

Sundar Pichai gestures with both hands to his left. (Credit: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg—Getty Images)

Confronting company executives is already a daunting prospect. Asking them sticky questions while they’re dressed in costume is downright spooky. But such was the case for Google employees who attended the tech giant’s all-hands meeting Wednesday. 

Ahead of Halloween, Alphabet gathered employees to discuss company earnings posted late Tuesday. Revenue increased 15% to $88.27 billion, primarily due to Google’s steep investments in AI that rocketed sales of its Cloud functions.