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Co-founder Sergei Brin recently advocated for more physical presence in the workplace, suggesting that 60-hour weeks in the office might be optimal for productivity, especially in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence. Although this concept has yet to be implemented, internal documents indicate that remote work dynamics may have impacted certain decisions. Nevertheless, Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President at Google, clarified that these changes aim to foster agility and efficiency among teams, particularly following the merging of hardware and Android divisions.
Despite these structural changes, Google maintains that it continues hiring across the United States and worldwide.