Googlers are jolted by life without free lunch as hundreds of thousands work from home — but insiders say 'nobody could be more prepared' than their company for COVID-19
A Google spokesperson declined to comment on specific support being offered to staff, saying it can vary by location and may change over time.
Google has run office shutdown drills in Tokyo and Seattle, they added, and the company is providing employees who need them special kits for working from home — including a loaner computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse. It wasn't initially clear, for example, what the work-from-home orders would mean for contract shift workers like cleaners and cooks, but Google has since said that these workers will continue to be paid full wages even if they're working reduced hours. "Morale is high and upbeat," the kitchen staffer said. "Not looking forward to scrubbing down the cafes from top to bottom, but no one ever looks forward to that.
"Losing free food is a blow," one employee said. "I don't personally stock a fridge so it drastically alters my life in that sense and budget. Being single me and some coworkers tend towards the strategy of eating out when we don't work. Cooking for one sucks."
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