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Re:Google nixes paying maternity and medical leave for laid ... by JamesBarney on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:12AM (#35207203)
Aren't they getting 16 weeks of severance + 2 weeks per year. Say an average of 2 years of work. Most people at Google are making at least 150k. That's almost 60k. That's more than the median U.S. worker makes in a year. And more than the median household income in almost every EU country.

Not to mention no one Google lays off is going to have any trouble finding a job paying at least the median wage.

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Re:Google nixes paying maternity and medical leave for laid ... by alanfranz on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:25AM (#35207289)
> Not to mention no one Google lays off is going to have any trouble finding a job paying at least the median wage.

While feeding a newborn or dealing with serious illness?

That’s the point. You’re on a leave for a reason. You don’t expect the leave to be unilaterally canceled.

Not to mention that, if you’re an immigrant, you have visa problems as well.

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Re:Google nixes paying maternity and medical leave for laid ... by saagarjha on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:15AM (#35207228)
Most Google employees do not have median expenses or a clear path to getting there without drastically upending their lives.
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