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[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

As soon as people stop looking, Google will shut down the whole office. It's how tons of huge companies get around "can't lay off union workers".

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

They just spent £1.3bn on building that office

Even the most egregious caricature of a union buster is gonna baulk at throwing that investment away

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They can rent out or sell the building and recoup a measure of that investment. It's nothing compared to the windfall they'll get from selling snake oil on a military procurement contract.

[-] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

That's pocket change for Google, which made $132 bn profit just last year. They can sell it and write off the small difference as a loss.

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