Google has already done away with individual desks and free lunches and gym classes for remote workers, but even more cutbacks are on the way to the lavish in-office lifestyle many employees had become accustomed to in recent years, as the company kicks off its “big, multiyear efforts” to reduce costs.
Ruth Porat, who serves as CFO at Google as well as its parent company, Alphabet, told workers in an email Friday to expect more cuts to employee services and in-office perks, amid the company’s larger push to efficiency and optimizing operations. The memo’s contents were first reported by the Wall Street Journal, and a transcript was reported in full by Insider on Friday.
