YouTube Music team laid off by Google while workers testified to Austin City Council about working conditions::Some workers learned of the YouTube Music layoffs while testifying to the Austin city council about Google’s refusal to negotiate with the union.
Yeah, it’s frustrating when people in turn can’t find good medical insurance.
The trade for sometimes higher pay or flexibility in assignments doesn’t work when you can’t afford insurance or other benefits.
Assuming you were even being paid about permanent positions.
Yeah it’s really frustrating. I’m fortunately at a level where the contracting companies have to provide at least decent benefits to get employees. But contracting sucks. Often you’re restricted in what you can do, causing unnecessary delays to getting software done at the rate the company wants.
I’ve been yelled at by upper management for not doing something I legally wasn’t allowed to. No apology when an employee on the call pointed it out of course.
It’s a shit show. But my market is fucked right now so I’m about to go get a job at a grocery store or something and figure it out I guess.