YouTube Music team laid off by Google while workers testified to Austin City Council about working conditions::Some workers learned of the YouTube Music layoffs while testifying to the Austin city council about Google’s refusal to negotiate with the union.

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    4 months ago

    That’s not true. When they sign to work with a client, they’re given an initial end date. Worked with many of them throughout the years.

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      4 months ago

      I assure you, they are not. Unless it’s a one off project and not an ongoing project like YouTube music would be.

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        4 months ago

        And I assure you they are. We had dozens of contractors that were doing ongoing work, not project based. They were all given a contract with terms to sign that outlined the timeline. Sometimes they were extended, other times not.

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          4 months ago

          I’ve worked for Cognizant. What you are describing is not the norm. Cognizant signs the contracts, the employees do not.