Sundar Pichai advises Google employees not to equate fun and money

At Google, Sundar Pichai serves as the CEO. He wants his staff to be more financially conscious. Vox Media with pictures from Getty At a town hall meeting last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai urged his employees not to "equate joy and money." The clip from CNBC claims that Pichai made the statements in response to staff complaints that Google has reduced perks like vacation and on-site entertainment. Despite Google's record revenues, the corporation is "nickel and diming" the employees. "How should I put it?" Pichai answered. "Look, I'm sure you all are looking at the news externally," Pichai said. You know that we are handling one of the most challenging macroeconomic conditions we have encountered in the past ten years with greater responsibility. Businesses must band together in situations like this. He remarked, "I remember when Google was young and agile." He asserted that having fun doesn't necessarily require spending money. It shouldn't always be the case that individuals have fun while working hard in a company. Sundar Pichai wants his staff to spend less on holiday parties. Getty Pictures Pichai and other executives continued by advising staff not to overspend during future Christmas parties. In addition, Kristin Reinke, the head of Google Finance, downplayed the value of teams meeting in person to collaborate. "It is ideal for gathering in an office if you host sizable meetings or summits. However, people ought to continue to have fun. We want everyone to have a good time, even if we know there will be holiday parties and year-end celebrations soon. According to Reinke, they want people to be intimate and casual but not excessive.