Employees are welcomed back to work with breakfast in the cafeteria at the Google Chicago office on April 5, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Google brought employees back to the office after two years of telecommuting last week, and the occasion has been filled with everything from marching bands to visits by prominent politicians as well as traffic increased.
Last week, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot visited According to ABC7 Chicago news, Google’s offices are in Chicago, which has about 2,000 employees. Rob Biederman, Google’s director of government relations, also appeared as cupcakes were served.
“It’s been a pleasure being able to meet the people I’ve worked with (with) outside of Zoom,” Google software engineer Jon George told ABC7 Chicago news. “I guess we use Google chat,” he added, referring to the Google video conferencing platform.
The festivities take place after the corporate mandate office returns for most employees at least three days a week starting the week of April 4. Although this is a “combined” work model and employees members can apply for a waiver, company management must face against from employees, who cited the company’s stellar two years of telecommuting, the inflationary costs of commuting, the flexibility and family time they were accustomed to while working. at home.
Employees are welcomed back to work with breakfast in the cafeteria at the Google Chicago office on April 5, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Googlers began returning to the office this week three days a week after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scott Olson | beautiful pictures
An employee posted a video of a marching band at Google’s offices in Austin, Texas, performing in a nearly empty room.
Google’s San Francisco offices include staff at building entrances to help bring employees to their offices and answer questions.
Google employees and Bay Area residents also report increased traffic in the area, particularly near the Google Mountain View and Sunnyvale, California offices.
“Traffic rush into Google offices as we get back to work,” said one employee tweeted Tuesday with a photo of a busy intersection near Mountain View headquarters. “There is no parking anywhere near the building I work in.”
Employees are welcomed back to work with breakfast in the cafeteria at the Google Chicago office on April 5, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Googlers began returning to the office this week three days a week after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scott Olson | beautiful pictures
The San Francisco Bay Area has the highest density of Google offices, with dozens of buildings in several cities in the area, including the Mountain View headquarters.
“On weekdays, we are at about 20% of pre-pandemic passenger capacity, but as offices continue to open and as there are more summer activities and spring and summer activities, With the summer going on, we expect those numbers to continue to rise,” Caltrain spokesman Dan Lieberman told ABC7 Bay Area.
Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
