Google's Second-Class Citizens

theodp writes "Valleywag reports on a new caste system at Google, which will mean compulsory lunch breaks, two additional unpaid 15-minute breaks, limited OT, and e-clock punching for those reclassified as hourly workers starting April 1. Could be worse, though. Google also offers gigs through WorkforceLogic (the company that helped Microsoft deal with its pesky permatemps), which come with a guarantee of unemployment after one year. Guess that's what passes for the Best Employer in the US these days."

Re:Remember when

[Nalanthi]

All of them at my company. Of course I work at a government contractor. The janitor that takes out my trash has a higher security classification than I do.

Re:Crybabies

[LordKronos]

Waaaa waaaaa, I'm hourly! Give me a break.

No problem. How about 15 minutes. I'll even throw in another one in 4 hours.

Re:That's fed law.

[PitaBred]

As opposed to, you know, surfing slashdot during the day.

You can't be "productive" 100% of the time, because otherwise you wouldn't get anything done at all. Humans != machines. We're significantly smarter (well, at least some of us) and that price is paid by being less than perfectly efficient in some ways.

Re:That's fed law.

[Anonymous Coward]

Since I turned to full blow contractor...

So, uh... what are your rates and availability?

Re:That's fed law.

[AutumnLeaf]

Unfortunately, a lot of people don't realize that "salaried" often equivocates to "exploited." It's the last "golden handcuff" whose shine hasn't worn off.

Re:That's fed law.

[rnturn]

Michigan must expect that everyone knows about those special NASA diapers.