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by pydry 1891 days ago
Except they actually have managers and if they've been there two years it's easy as pie to just hire them.

This is Google cheaping out on medical insurance and PTO.

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If Google wanted to be cheap they could just hire them and pay them less, but they don't.
In order to keep benefits tax free, companies have to make them lucrative enough for lower paid employees such that they pass non discrimination testing. It’s not a trivial expense even if the wage is lower, the total compensation cost can be higher.