Google CEO Sundar Pichai urged his employees not to "equate fun with money" during a company-wide town hall event last week.
Pichai made the comments after employees complained that Google was restricting benefits for travel, as well as on-site entertainment and other perks, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by CNBC. The employees argued the company was "nickel-and-diming" them even as Google sees record-breaking profits. READ MORE