Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees

Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by Goronmon on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:17AM (#20029664)

So my question is why was the article written?

You just described a systemic issue with SV companies replacing FTE with contractors, then ask why someone would write an article about that?

How many companies should the article have included to not be considered a "hit piece"? Or do you just consider any article about one company a "hit piece"?

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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by mstibbard on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:46AM (#20029914)

OP is saying it’s a systemic issue spanning multiple industries, hence the article focusing on Google alone does somewhat feel like a hit piece.

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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by untog on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @11:27AM (#20031087)

The tech industry is wildly profitable, though, and Google the most profitable among the industry. I don't really think it's a hit piece to single out one of the most successful companies in the world and ask why they don't do more.

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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by JeremyBanks on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @10:57AM (#20030747)

How dare they use a compelling example to demonstrate a problem.

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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by thebooglebooski on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @11:48AM (#20031305)

Seriously. As an avid NYtimes loyalist, I'd prefer they exhaustively enumerate through EVERY company where contractors outnumber FTEs. And then I want an equal amount of coverage distributed over all companies.

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Re:Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time... by vadym909 on Friday May 31, 2019 @01:41PM (#20063173)

They covered Apple last year https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/upshot/to-understand-risi...?

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