Some of Google's summer international interns are being told their pay will be slashed by almost half – and they have just 24 hours to accept the new offer
, but international interns set to join the program are now discovering that they'll be paid less, too.
One intern in Canada, who spoke to Business Insider on the condition of anonymity, said their duties and projects hadn't changed, but their compensation had been slashed by 46%. But most frustrating, the international interns say, is that Google is giving them just 24 hours to sign the new contract with the updated, reduced salary – something Business Insider was able to confirm by viewing those emails.
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