Google CFO Expects to Double New York Staff Over the Next 10 Years
Search giant currently has more than 7,000 employees in New York
At the WSJ Tech D.Live conference, Alphabet and Google CFO Ruth Porat discusses how her company is responding to the walkouts last month by employees protesting the company's workplace culture, which they say protects perpetrators of sexual harassment.
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.— Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it plans to double its workforce in New York City to more than 14,000 employees over the next 10 years, setting up a battle for East Coast talent with tech rival Amazon.com Inc.
Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech D.Live conference on Monday, Alphabet and Google finance chief Ruth Porat said Google is adding talent at a faster pace outside Silicon Valley than at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, including at new facilities in Detroit and Los Angeles.
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