Sergey Brin demands sixty hour weeks from Gemini staff in leaked memo

Remember those stories about Google starting in a garage? Well, times have changed. Big time.

Sergey Brin, one of Google’s co-founders, apparently wants his AI team, Gemini, to crank things up a notch. A big notch.

Word on the street? He wants them in the office, and for a lot more than your typical 9-to-5. Let’s dive in.

Sixty Hours? Seriously?

According to a memo, Brin thinks 60 hours a week is the magic number for getting things done. Sixty.

He also suggested being in the office every weekday. No more comfy home offices, it seems.

Why the sudden push? The AI race is on! Everyone’s scrambling for talent and resources. Think of it like the space race, but with code.

Why Now?

Brin, who’s worth a cool $145 billion, is back in the office himself, working on AI “pretty much every day. ”

He expects everyone else to bring the same energy. But what if you’re not pulling those crazy hours?

According to the memo, some folks are working less than 60 hours. And a few are just doing the bare minimum.

Brin isn’t thrilled. He thinks it’s not just unproductive, but it can bring down the whole team.

Google’s Stance

Right now, Google wants people in the office at least three days a week. It’s a hybrid kind of setup.

But Brin’s memo suggests he wants more. Much more.

“We have all the ingredients to win this race, but we are going to have to turbocharge our efforts,” he wrote.

When asked for comment, a Google spokeswoman declined.

What Does This Mean?

Is this the future of work at Google? More hours, more office time? We’ll have to wait and see.

But one thing’s for sure: the pressure is on in Silicon Valley’s AI world.