Google data center contractors say they sign up for two year contracts, but to keep the same job they are required to leave for six months before reapplying
Shannon Wait felt a muscle pull in her shoulder as she knelt to lug a 50-pound battery into its rack, but she ignored the pain and kept going. Tweets: @owenthomas , @techwontsaveus , and @issielapowsky Tweets: Owen Thomas / @owenthomas : Google has a system of forced unemployment where it makes data center workers quit for six months between two-year contracts. @anna_c_kramer dives deep into the world of workers who keep the web running: https://www.protocol.com/... @techwontsaveus : At Google's data centers, contract workers are paid less than employees, have to do harder work, and don't receive the perks. They're also forced to take 6 months off after a 2-year contract before reapplying so Google can justify their contractor status. https://www.protocol.com/... Issie Lapowsky / @issielapowsky : Stellar piece from @anna_c_kramer on Google data center contractors, who sign up for 2-year contracts, then are required to leave for 6 mos before they can reapply. Basically 6 mos of forced unemployment so Google can avoid classifying them as employees. https://www.protocol.com/...