In holidays past , when money flow like live Santa rent and unthaw gum drop-off , Googlers looked forward to cash bonuses that topped $ 20,000 . This year , they ’re getting$180 deserving of “ dogfood”—a G1 . Updated 1:05PM
http://valleywag.gawker.com/5115653/google-hands-out-dogfood-as-christmas-bonus
Yep , they ’re all getting G1s — even Google , who prints money as a hobby , is feeling the financiapocalypse :
This is a chance for us to once again dogfood a product and make it even better ! Second , as we talk over in our email this week , the current economic crisis requires us to be more conservative about how we spend our money . We felt that giving the dreaming phone would be a cracking holiday present – something we could all celebrate .
In incorporated tech lingo , to “ dogfood ” a mathematical product is a reference to corrode one ’s own dog food — that is , take a shit employees use the products that they ’re shipping out to you . Lenovo does it , Microsoft does it , Google does it , everyone does it . Theoretically , it wee stuff better , since employee do n’t require to be stuck using a POS , so they ’ll make it well .
Still , this is n’t any honest-to-goodness G1 , oh no sir : It ’s peculiarly designed for Googlers with a ‘ droid ’ on the back ! Wooooo . Okay , it actually is kind of exceptional : It ’s totally unbolted and can be used with any GSM connection supplier . Which is dandy , except that 3 G wo n’t solve , unless they ’ve also sire completely different networking gear inside because of the crazy means T - Mobile expend its spectrum .
But hey , who call for 3G — or 20 grand — today anyway .
Update : An anonymous Googler has extend along a Q&A covering the full details of their oh - so - Dreamy vacation bonus :
Q : What is the vacation bonus for 2008 ?
The holiday bonus is a Google custom . In the past , we have chosen to make this a monetary gift . This class we decide to try something dissimilar : on December 19th , we will begin distributing free Dream phones to Googlers worldwide .
Q : I already have an Android phone . What happens to my holiday bonus ?
These phone are a personal gift . We hope you will put them to good use ! Please do not resell them as this is against Google [ insurance policy link remove ] .
Q : Why did we decide to give Dream headphone as our holiday bonus this year ?
The launch of Android was one of this year ’s highlights for the company . When the Android earpiece was announced , Googler interest was extremely high – we had scores of TGIF questions , misc threads , and just ecumenical buzz about how Googlers could get a phone of their own . After seeing the amount of interest in the Android phones from Googlers , we check that every Googler should have one .
Q : Will all Googlers get sound ?
It was a vast undertaking to ensure that the phones would lick around the world and we desire to give thanks the Android squad and Legal team for making this happen . We ’re lofty to say that almost 85 % of Googlers globally will experience Dream phones , including Googlers in the United States , Europe , Canada , Australia , Singapore , and Japan .
Q : I ’m not fetch a pipe dream phone because I do n’t know in an eligible country . Do I still get a holiday bonus ?
Yes , Googlers who inhabit in commonwealth where it was not currently feasible to disseminate Dream equipment will be have a cash equivalent endowment in your paycheck in December . This admit people in India , China , Brazil , Korea , Israel , Russia , Argentina , Taiwan , Hong Kong , Mexico , Turkey , Kenya , United Arab Emirates , South Africa , Egypt , Chile , and Ukraine . For more information , please see [ withdraw ] .
Q : I do live in an eligible country . Can I opt for the cash tantamount talent alternatively ?
Only those Googlers in countries where it was not currently practicable to dispense Dream gadget will be getting the hard currency tantamount natural endowment . All other Googlers will get a Dream phone .
Q : Can I resell my phone ?
Googlers should not resell any item given to them by Google . Please review our Personal Transactions policy [ removed ] .
Q : Will I be able to take my SIM from my Google managed Corporate Mobile machine ( BlackBerry ) and use it in my novel Dream phone ?
No , this is against policy and Google could incur significant overage rush . Placing a Blackberry SIM into a Dream gadget may cause the data plans to be disabled and break off datum for both the Dream and the Blackberry . Please follow-up [ link removed ] for more info .
Q : Are there tax implications to this ?
Google is track the taxation for this giving ; there will be an special payroll run before the oddment of the twelvemonth to deal the taxes . If you have further payroll or HR - related question about this endowment please electronic mail [ address removed ] .
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