Meanies
20-08-2012, 11:07 PM
Saw a link to this on facebook and it's a really interesting read ; click here (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/here-s-what-happens-to-google-employees-when-they-die.html?code=AQA1BEEFl2Ycykc4DLIluQRROg-r_NheptRCqTu8N6aFdnEgj7xk8f8bfDhcetuaSw688PHHRrJqO H_uQd9SBiF1aofxFnHFaqD9CN4U7fUCr6a_3cDraOwLt7uvqrD tFoyk1c_aVHlKf-BdL9kiCDaQjoq2l4E5LAyHvVqiuOOpriX9FAHB731GEHgcksC2 xcM#_=_)
Main part:
Instead, Bock, who joined the company in 2006 after a stint with General Electric, blew me away by disclosing a never-before-made-public-perk: Should a U.S. Googler pass away while under the employ of the 14-year old search giant, their surviving spouse or domestic partner will receive a check for 50% of their salary every year for the next decade. Even more surprising, a Google spokesperson confirms that there’s “no tenure requirement” for this benefit, meaning most of their 34 thousand Google employees qualify.
“One of the things we realized recently was that one of the harshest but most reliable facts of life is that at some point most of us will be confronted with the death of our partners,” Bock says. “And it’s a horrible, difficult time no matter what, and every time we went through this as a company we tried to find ways to help the surviving spouse of the Googler who’d passed away.” The case-by-case do-goodery was formally implemented in 2011. In addition to the 10-year pay package, surviving spouses will see all stocks vested immediately and any children will receive a $1,000 monthly payment from the company until they reach the age of 19 (or 23 if the child is a full-time student).
In short, if you work for google and you die, your partner will receive 50% of your salary every year for the next 10 years. If you have children, they will get $1000 a month until the age of 19, or until the age of 23 if they are a full-time student.
I'm going straight to google and demanding a job :¬:
Main part:
Instead, Bock, who joined the company in 2006 after a stint with General Electric, blew me away by disclosing a never-before-made-public-perk: Should a U.S. Googler pass away while under the employ of the 14-year old search giant, their surviving spouse or domestic partner will receive a check for 50% of their salary every year for the next decade. Even more surprising, a Google spokesperson confirms that there’s “no tenure requirement” for this benefit, meaning most of their 34 thousand Google employees qualify.
“One of the things we realized recently was that one of the harshest but most reliable facts of life is that at some point most of us will be confronted with the death of our partners,” Bock says. “And it’s a horrible, difficult time no matter what, and every time we went through this as a company we tried to find ways to help the surviving spouse of the Googler who’d passed away.” The case-by-case do-goodery was formally implemented in 2011. In addition to the 10-year pay package, surviving spouses will see all stocks vested immediately and any children will receive a $1,000 monthly payment from the company until they reach the age of 19 (or 23 if the child is a full-time student).
In short, if you work for google and you die, your partner will receive 50% of your salary every year for the next 10 years. If you have children, they will get $1000 a month until the age of 19, or until the age of 23 if they are a full-time student.
I'm going straight to google and demanding a job :¬: