Marching bands, mayor visits, traffic jams
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Chicago Google office employees welcome back with breakfast at the cafeteria on April 05th, 2022.
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GoogleEmployees were welcomed back in the office last week after being away for two years. There was everything, from marches to visiting politicians and increased traffic.
Lori Lightfoot, Chicago mayor, was elected last week visited Google’s Chicago offices, which house roughly 2,000 employees, according to ABC7 Chicago news. Rob Biederman (Google director of government relations), also visited the office, where cupcakes were provided.
“It’s fun to be able to meet the people I’ve been working (with) outside of Zoom,” Google software engineer Jon George told ABC7 Chicago news. “I guess we use Google chat,” he added, referring to Google’s video conferencing platform.
After the requirement that all employees return to work at least once a week, the company celebrated the occasion. The mandate was placed on April 4th. Although it is a “hybrid” work model and employees may apply for exemptions, company leadership faced pushback from employees, who cited the company’s outstanding performance during the two years of remote work, inflationary costs with commutes, and the flexibility and family time they got used to while working from home.
On April 5, 2022, employees are welcome back to work at Chicago Google Offices. After a 2-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google employees returned to the office on Wednesday for 3 days per week.
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One employee wrote a video of a marching band at Google’s office in Austin, Texas, performing to a mostly empty room.
Google’s San Francisco offices included employees at building entrances to help direct employees to their offices and answer questions.
Google employees and Bay Area residents also reported increased traffic in the region, especially near Google’s Mountain View and Sunnyvale, California, offices.
“Crazy traffic going into Google offices as we go back to work,” one employee tweetedTuesday, with a photograph of a busy intersection close to Mountain View Headquarters. “No parking anywhere close to the building I work in.”
On April 5, 2022, employees are welcomed back at work by a breakfast buffet in the Chicago Google office cafeteria. After a 2-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google employees returned to the office on Wednesday for 3 days per week.
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Google has its highest concentration in San Francisco Bay Area. There are dozens upon dozens buildings throughout the area, including the Mountain View headquarters.
“On weekdays, we’re at about 20% of our pre-pandemic ridership numbers at the moment, but as offices keep opening up and as there’s more summer activities, and spring and summer activities going on, we expect those numbers to continue to rise,” Caltrain spokesperson Dan Lieberman told ABC 7 Bay Area.
Google didn’t immediately reply to our requests for comment.
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