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Dinner still on at Google - but for how long?

This story may sound quite strange to some people, as the perks at the Google campus have been known to be among the best in the industry, if not the best. But the blogosphere was abuzz after Valleywag reported on Sunday that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will be taking dinners off the menu. Not just that, but while breakfast and lunch will remain free, the rumor had it that there would also be "No more tea trolley. No more snack attack in the afternoon."

The initial reaction to this may be, really, this is what they're whining about? Don't they know many Americans would love to trade with them and "worry" about such things instead of worrying about paying their mortgage or losing their jobs? Why concentrate on a story of "less riches"?

Well, one possible reason this has grabbed the attention of many after all is because of the scary signal it may give. Could this be a sign that the economic hardship has reached even tech darling Google? Are there no safe havens? And with recent concern that the dollar rally could hurt Google's result, the 'no dinner' story has indeed been blown out of proportion.

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Last updated: November 11, 2009: 01:04 PM

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