OK, juxtaposing these two unrelated (?) news is admittedly a bit morbid. And not exactly Cloud-y. Except that it’s all about Google…
Google’s self-driving car experience enters a new stage, as employees (well, some) will start using these cars for their daily commute. A nice commute, one might add, these are no longer Toyota Priuses, but Lexus RX450h SUVs. And if there’s any risk involved, well.. I guess that’s why they are paid the big bucks:-)
Oh, and one more thing: Google announced excellent death benefits to surviving spouses: they will receive 50% of the deceased Google employees salary for a decade.
Of course the two news are unrelated. (Are they?) 🙂
(Btw, before you start throwing stones at me, look at the category of this post.)
Update – a day later this is hitting TechMeme:
- Families of Googlers who pass away receive 5 years of salary spread over 10 years (9to5google.com)
- It Pays to Die While You’re Working for Google (betabeat.com)
- And you thought the free food was Google’s biggest perk? (news.cnet.com)
- If a Google Employee Dies, Spouse Gets Half of Salary for 10 Years (mashable.com)
- Google Employees Get Awesome Benefits on Both Sides of the River Styx (webpronews.com)
- Google Keeps Paying Deceased Employees’ Families for a Decade (theatlantic.com)
That was bound to happen