Google is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/google-is-allegedly-paying-some-ai-staff-to-do-nothing-for-a-year-rather-than-join-rivals/

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EveningPancakes@lemm.ee · 17 pts · 1y

Is Big Head a member of this team?

tetris11@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 1y

This is nothing new. Back in 2010s, tech companies paid stupid salaries to unproductive workers for the same reason.

whostosay@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

So much innovation

BlueLou@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Dear google please payment to do nothing for a year, I’m really good at it

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 3 pts · 1y

This that legendary gung-ho tech culture Musk is always using to judge people who work normal hours?

PostaL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

That explains the piss-quality of Gemini...