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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by m3nu on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @06:52AM (#20028857)
She was already there and changed to Google a few years ago. She has a boyfriend and apartment in this certain city. Now, if she wants to stay with Google, she needs to move to SF for 1-3 years and live in a shared apartment because the salary is so low. It's not ideal to say the least.
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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by francis-io on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:54AM (#20029166)
> if she wants to stay with Google, she needs to move to SF for 1-3 years and live in a shared apartment because the salary is so low.

The key point here is it being her choice to stay. The reason a company can "get away" with doing this is that people are willing to do it.

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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by taneq on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:37AM (#20029411)
There's usually a fairly long list of things you can't legitimately ask an employee to do on pain of being fired. Like go on a date with you. Or move to another continent for a year or more.
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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:03AM (#20029211)
What's stopping her from transferring to another role in the local Google office?
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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by acdha on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:24AM (#20029722)
Beyond the obvious question of whether a suitable position is open, consider that refusing a chance take an offer might lead to retribution rather than a favorable offer.
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