Google has gotten so cheap, employees now have to share desks

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Google’s offices were once famous to outsiders as a whimsical, magical place full of giant playground slides, 24/7 staff masseuses, a huge selection of free food, and complimentary laundry service. Today, in the new, cost-cutting era of Google, some employees don’t even get to have their own desks.

CNBC’s Jennifer Elias obtained an internal document from Google’s “Cloud” division, which declares, “Most Googlers will now share a desk with one other Googler.” The move is apparently part of a cost-cutting measure that will allow Google to “continue to invest in Cloud’s growth,” and will result in

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