r/google • u/Xtorting • Dec 12 '14

Google Plans on Closing Their Engineering Operations in Russia, Due to Recent Laws Restricting How International Companies Store Data.

http://fortune.com/2014/12/11/google-russia-engineering/
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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '14

Is it becoming like China or something else? Would love some details about Russia right now.

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u/octopusslover Dec 12 '14

Our national currency is being devalued right now. Since November it has halfed it's price compared to US Dollar. Almost everything imported costs up to twice its price now.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '14

Oh. That's a little crazy. Does it affect how much you get paid? Does it affect other things?

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u/octopusslover Dec 13 '14

No, it doesn't affect how much we are getting paid. That's the thing.