Google’s new California offices bank on in-person work

A worker leaves a building at Google Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on June 27, 2022. — AFP

MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States: Roofs coated with canopy-like solar panels and indoor spaces awash in sunlight: Google has bet big on in-person work with its sprawling new Silicon Valley offices.

AFP visited Google’s 1.1 million square foot (100,000 square metre) campus on June 27 as the tech giant welcomes employees back after pandemic-era telecommuting.