THE HUMAN TOUCH

▸ THE CHARMS OF a job at Google are many—über-cool offices, an array of gadgets, unlimited food and employee benefits, to name a few. Little wonder then that Google India has been among the top few companies in the BT-Taggd Best Companies to Work For in India rankings. A great workplace, however, is more than just perks, especially during unprecedented times such as the Covid-19 pandemic. After the onset of the pandemic, Google reached out to its employees—called Googlers—to understand the challenges they were facing.

“The pandemic has served as a reminder that we