All Googlers Get 10% Raise

Move likely to cost firm more than $1B

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 10, 2010 7:10 AM CST

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All Googlers Get 10% Raise — Google CEO Eric Schmidt gestures as he speaks at a Washington Ideas Forum, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Google has given all its employees a little holiday surprise: a $1,000 bonus and a 10% raise starting next year, reports Henry Blodget at Business Insider. And, citing employee feedback, Google will convert a portion of their bonuses to their salary—though merit-based bonuses will still be awarded separately. And just to be swell, Google’s paying the taxes on the $1,000.

The $1,000 bonuses will cost Google some $20 million, and the 10% raises could run about $1 billion, Blodget calculates. What can we deduce from this? Three things: One, amid employee retention troubles, Google’s working hard to keep workers happy. Two, Google’s doing well. And three, “Google is still an awesome place to work.”
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