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neckbeard | 13 years ago

"The surprising question we get is: 'How many people telecommute at Google?' ” [Google's CFO] Mr Pichette said at a talk in Sydney on Monday. "And our answer is: 'As few as possible'."

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/do-as-we-say-not-as...

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waterlesscloud|13 years ago

On the plus side, there are now hundreds of former Yahoo employees who also won't be working at Google.

Good chance for a savvy startup to pick up some remote talent the big boys can't.

badgar|13 years ago

> Good chance for a savvy startup to pick up some remote talent the big boys can't.

No, this is a chance to pick up talent the big boys don't need. "As few as possible" telecommuters means they do hire telecommuters. Apply, see if your skills make up for your telecommuting. As a telecommuter, your application will need to be particularly strong to make up for what the company risks and loses by not having you in the office - if it isn't, a big company won't take the risk on you.

tokipin|13 years ago

i just got a genius idea. what if Google just declared the entire world as Google!

gscott|13 years ago

They already have. Not that they intended to but it has by default ended up that way.