~50% of their employees are TVCs? That sounds crazy high - anyone else have knowledge on wether or not that’s unusual for tech / the Valley specifically?
That said kitchen staff, custodial, physical security, ... etc are likely counted in this group for google. Add in some portion on IT staff, tech support, and finance contractors which are more or less normal for many companies.
What happened to the culture that made its chef a millionaire [1]?
These would not be contracted staff, but by a vendor providing a package. 100 staff or 1 person, as a vendor provided service the staff member of the vendor has no link to the employer.