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Google's Child Care Problem
On Day Care, Google Makes a Rare Fumble: Google has a fascinating little problem on its hands, courtesy of its daycare center. Employees are wicked pissed, which will likely make for an exodus of talent.
[Employees] who had been paying $1,425 a month for infant care would see their costs rise to nearly $2,500 — well above the market rate. For parents with toddlers and preschoolers, who were charged less, the price increases were equally eye-popping. Under the new plan, parents with two kids in Google day care would most likely see their annual day care bill grow to more than $57,000 from around $33,000.
At the first of the three focus groups, parents wept openly. As word leaked out about the company’s plan, the Google parents began to fight back.
$57K a year for childcare? Holy cats.
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That's...unbelievable. I thought Google's motto was "don't be evil," but on this at least, it looks like they tripped.
What's really amazing is that other big Silicon Valley companies subsidize their day care programs an average of $12,000 a year per child. Google had been subsidizing their employees' kids at $37,000. Wow! I wonder if the single and childless at those companies ever complain about the inequity of their employer spending that much more on employees with kids/families. I hear that on occasion when it comes to medical benefits.
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