Inside Google's invisible workforce

By Mark Bergen & By Josh Eidelson | August 01, 2018 at 10:28 AM

Earlier this year, the number of contractors outnumbered direct employees for the first time in Google's 20-year history,

Office worker cutout

celebrated perks health insurance kegs of beer Related: Full benefits for contract workers? One company says yes. contract workers

Silicon Valley's invisible workforce

Google's isolated microcosm

Clear distinctions

Benefits... for Google

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