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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by T2_t2 on Thursday December 08, 2016 @07:24PM (#13135635)
As well as a diversity / community aspect. For every chef, barista, waitress, cleaner etc they hire, there is a chance to alter the hiring clique from (hyperbole) rich, snotty nosed, Ivy leaguers to include people with different backgrounds.

I know that may seem like a small thing, but providing jobs for the less educated off sets at least some of the problems these companies face with gentrification, gender and racial diversity etc.

Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by brandmeyer on Thursday December 08, 2016 @11:13PM (#13136613)
Unfortunately, I think this has backfired. Instead, it has created a caste society. The service jobs are dominated by minorities (especially latinos), while the engineering jobs are dominated by whites, chinese, and indians. The difference between rich and poor has never been more stark.
Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by T2_t2 on Friday December 09, 2016 @05:59PM (#13142623)
Totally, and that's the problem with numbers like this - they are easy to manipulate without solving the underlying problem.