Friday, 24 March, 2023

Google discontinues engineering residency after protests over inequities

<p>Google has decided to shut down its program aimed at entry-level engineers from underrepresented backgrounds after they complained that it enforced &quot;systemic pay inequities.&quot; The program will be replaced by a new initiative. In June 2020, a presentation and a letter signed by 500 &nbsp;residents was given to Google pointing out how residents received the lowest possible pay for employment level, a smaller year-end bonus, and no stock.</p>